Every major Star Trek series has pulled this classic move, from The Original Series to Deep Space Nine to Starfleet Academy.

We all have a concept of reality. We know what is “fact” and what isn’t. However, the truth of the matter is that the ...

Large protein machines in the body carry out many of the cell's most essential tasks, from energy production to the ...

What happens when a solar superstorm hits Mars? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Mars orbiters, we now know: glitching ...

A supercharged neutrino that smashed into our planet in 2023 may have been spit out by an exploding primordial black hole with a "dark charge." If true, this theory could lead to a definitive catalog ...

Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the climate might evolve under different policies? The Earth system is a vast ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Is the whole universe just a simulation?

Astronomers have found a planetary system that seems to have formed inside-out. While most systems, like our own, have rocky planets closest to their star and gaseous ones further out, the LHS 1903 ...

There’s a celestial connection on the horizon. Six planets—Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus—are set to appear in the sky in what’s known as a planet parade on Feb. 28. And since ...

We all have a concept of reality. We know what is “fact” and what isn’t. However, the truth of the matter is that the definition of “real” is a mere construct of the brain. If that didn’t blow your ...

Last year, our most detailed map of the universe yet suggested our understanding of dark energy has been wrong for decades. The shock result is reigniting the search for a better cosmic story ...

Planets are always lined up along the same celestial path, so this “parade” is all about timing Six planets will appear along the same stretch of sky just after this weekend, with the best views ...