NASA’s Juno mission uncovers the true source of Io’s volcanic activity, revealing localized magma chambers instead of a ...

The original structure provided the optimal setting for Galileo Galilei's presentation of the telescope; it also served as a stage for tight rope walkers who would humor the doge (the highest ...

Scientists with the Juno mission to Jupiter have discovered that the volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io are each likely powered ...

NASA's Juno mission has revealed that each of Io's volcanoes is likely fueled by its own magma chamber, not a global magma ocean. This conclusion was drawn from precise gravity measurements during ...

The first mercury barometer was created in the 1600s by an Italian physicist and mathematician Evangelista Torricelli. was ...

John Steele Gordon on “Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party” by Edward Dolnick.

A new radio telescope on the top of Germany's Zugspitze mountain will help unravel the secrets of the universe. The project ...

Science fiction authors like Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein have inspired figures such as Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, who, ...

The image, using data taken by several space telescopes, shows a star cluster called NGC 602, located in a nearby satellite galaxy of the Milky Way called the Small Magellanic Cloud. The image ...

Here are the best telescopes for looking into deep space — gaze far into the night sky and observe bright stars in Orion and Taurus. The best telescopes for deep space are more specialized than ...