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In a rather notable finding, astronomers have discovered 10 new moons orbiting Jupiter, bringing its total satellites to a whopping 79 - by far the most moons found orbiting any planet. Among the 10

A new strategy at the Very Large Telescope lets astronomers take space telescopequality pictures from the ground.

"Jupiter just happened to be in the sky near the search fields where we were looking for extremely distant Solar System objects, so we were serendipitously able to look for new moons around Jupiter while at the same time looking...

A new study from California has found that teens with high levels of media use are more likely to show ADHD symptoms.

Sugar improves memory in older adults -- and makes them more motivated to perform difficult tasks at full capacity -- according to new research.

Astronomers oftentimes have to look very, very carefully for something that they believe exists in a certain spot in space. Whether that be an exoplanet orbiting a distant star or perhaps a still-u...

New research demonstrates dramatic positive benefits for native trees following rat removal at Palmyra Atoll, a magnificent National Wildlife Refuge and natural research laboratory located about 1000 miles south of Hawaii. For five native tree species, in

After Tesla CEO Elon Musk baselessly accused British cave diver and Thai cave rescue hero Vern Unsworth of being a pedo, Tesla shares fell by 2.75% on Monday, knocking almost $2bn off the company's va

In the future, plants will be able to create their own fertilizer. Farmers will no longer need to buy and spread fertilizer for their crops, and increased food production will benefit billions of people around the world, who might otherwise go hungry.

DNA-cutting enzyme used for genetic modification can create large deletions and shuffle genes.

At an archaeological site in northeastern Jordan, researchers have discovered the charred remains of a flatbread baked by hunter-gatherers 14,400 years ago. It is the oldest direct evidence of bread found to date, predating the advent of agriculture by at

Commercial space travel just moved one step closer to reality. While sci-fi visions of traversing the vastness of space is still a while away, starting next year, willing customers will be able to ta

When Ross 128b was first discovered last fall, the Earth-sized exoplanet was hailed as a primary candidate in the search for alien life. Located a mere 11 light-years away from our home planet, Ross 128b practically lies on our cosmic doorstep and is, in

An international team of astrophysicists will reveal a major discovery Thursday (July 12), and you can watch the announcement live.

A freshwater flood coming from Canada's Mackenzie River flowed into the North Atlantic Ocean 13,000 years ago. This created extreme weather disturbances that abruptly caused a mini Ice Age.

Ancient-genome study finds that indigenous dogs in North and South America split from other domestic canines around 15,000 years ago.

The National Archives and Records Administration uses science and technology to keep one of America's most important historic documents safe.

The essential building blocks of life have been discovered emanating from the subsurface ocean of one of Saturn's moons.

On March 7, 2018, NASA planetary scientist Marc Fries watched on a weather radar as meteorites plunged into the Pacific Ocean. Four months later, on July 2, Fries and a group of marine researchers plan to pull these meteorites — chunks of primordial

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