Deep beneath the Earth lies a mysterious and powerful force. A wellspring of nuclear energy which could one day rip us apart.

Imagine that the Sun is on the verge of exploding. Or that a planet-killing asteroid is headed our way. Or maybe you just want to take the entire planet on a joy ride around the Universe. Well, fasten ...

Sudden and violent explosions have been leaving behind massive craters in the permafrost of Siberia — some nearly 70 feet wide and over 170 feet deep. The phenomenon has puzzled scientists since the ...

A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...

An incredible new video taken by a NASA astronaut living aboard the International Space Station shows an epic explosion over Earth. But it’s not warfare or any other man-made horror that created the ...

Stars like the Sun are remarkably constant. They vary in brightness by only 0.1% over years and decades, thanks to the fusion of hydrogen into helium that powers them. This process will keep the Sun ...

How is lightning initiated in thunderclouds? This is difficult to answer – how do you measure electric fields inside large, dangerously charged clouds? It was discovered, more or less by coincidence, ...

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SpaceX’s Super Heavy-Starship rocket achieved its first successful full test flight on Thursday, returning from space and landing safely without exploding after launching from Texas. The test mission ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Chris Impey, University of Arizona (THE CONVERSATION) Stars like the Sun are ...