A recently detected flash of energy appears to have emanated from the wreckage of colliding galaxies, according to an international team of astronomers led by Penn State scientists. The burst, known ...

SETI has spent decades listening for a sharp, well-defined radio signal that could indicate it was sent by distant intelligent life. Now researchers believe that space weather could distort and blur s ...

The jellyfish galaxy in question. The dashed circles mark the four extra-planar sources that are identified in the galaxy’s tail. Credit: The Astrophysical Journal. Astronomers ...

Scientists have long know many objects floating at the solar system's out edges resemble snowmen, but the reasons why were never clear. Now a student at Michigan State University has created the first ...

Recent observations suggest that 'runaway' black holes are tumbling through the cosmos. Building on decades of theory, the discovery adds a remarkable new chapter to the story of the universe. When ...

A good pilot episode can tell us a lot about where a "Star Trek" spinoff is going -- although a solid debut doesn't necessarily guarantee a stellar series run.

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A pair of new studies suggest that key steps toward life’s chemistry may begin long before planets exist. Experiments simulating interstellar space show that simple amino acids can link into peptides, ...

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Hundreds of people who love the little planet that was dissed, gather every year in the Arizona town where Pluto was discovered. They celebrate scientific discovery, history and our solar system’s ...

Rest In Pieces taps into that rich tradition, providing a year-round destination for people who want to celebrate the eerie and unusual. The shop serves as a reminder that Virginia contains multitudes ...

This Wickedly Weird Restaurant In Ohio Makes Halloween A Year-Round Celebration When other restaurants are busy swapping out their seasonal decorations, The Haunted House Restaurant in Cleveland ...