As lunar missions accelerate, scientists are raising red flags about potential tidal disruptions on Earth. Emerging research suggests that frequent landings, heavy equipment, and artificial ...

The fact that everything is supercharged and even amplified is due to the sun, the new moon, Mercury, and also Jupiter being ...

On what might have been the proudest day of Jack Burns’s long career in astronomy, he was sitting on a beach. Orbital ...

As telescopes gaze into space, they also peer back in time. Starlight takes years—sometimes billions—to reach Earth, letting ...

The June 2025 issue of Scientific American is packed with exciting features, from magnificent mitochondria and a plan to ...

A breakdown of how to get the most out of the different moon phases, from the new moon through waxing, full, and waning ...

Flower Mound, Texas, was named one of the best places to live in the U.S. The James Webb Space Telescope has peered into the ...

May’s flower moon will appear full on Sunday and Monday evening, though this micromoon will look a little smaller than normal ...

If the Moon ever collided with Earth, the results would be catastrophic, triggering global destruction, tidal chaos, and possibly wiping out all life, yet understanding this scenario helps scientists ...

Dense cosmic objects like neutron stars and white dwarfs may decay faster than previously thought, challenging predictions.

The universe is poised to die much faster than previously thought, according to new research by Dutch scientists.

In an idealized universe with no external interference, even the most stubborn stars, called white dwarfs, would vanish after ...