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White holes are really just something scientists have imagined — they could exist, but we’ve never seen one, or even seen clues that one may exist.

An underwater volcano in the South Pacific erupted last month and shattered two records simultaneously: The volcanic plume reached greater heights than any eruption ever captured in the satellite record, and the eruption generated an unparalleled number of lightning strikes — almost 590,000 over the course of three days, Reuters reported.

Scientists have shown how the swirling winds and searing heat on Venus work together in a revealing new study.

Ghost-like particles called neutrinos hardly ever interact with normal matter, giving the teensy apparitions supreme hiding powers. They are so elusive that, in the decades since their initial discovery, physicists still haven't pinned down their mass. But recently, by plopping them onto a 200-ton "neutrino scale," scientists have put a new limit on the neutrino's mass.

You may be able to watch the moon cluster up with ringed Saturn and fleeting Mercury on Monday (Feb. 28), but it will be a considerable challenge.

A supernova is what happens when a star has reached the end of its life and explodes in a brilliant burst of light.

Roscosmos is stopping all Soyuz rocket launch cooperation Europe's spaceport in French Guiana due to European Union sanctions on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Scientists got a strange sense of déjà vu when they took a close look at a mysterious series of bright flashes in a galaxy just 12 million light-years away.

The finding comes from a fresh analysis of old data from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, which finished its mission in 2018.

The trio is easily visible with the naked eye.

That's from one team's examination of just one-quarter of the northern sky.

Europe's space chief said Friday (Feb. 25) that business with Russia continues as usual despite the situation in Ukraine. But it's unclear if the partnership can survive Russia's recent aggression.

We still have no idea what species 10-C will look like or what their motives are.

What's beyond the known limits? What lies outside the boundary of the universe? The answer is — well, it's complicated.

Dark Horse Comics releases "Radio Spaceman," a new sci-fi series from writer Mike Mignola and artist Greg Hinkle.

The head of Russia's space agency warned Thursday (Feb. 24) that new sanctions imposed on his country could have dire consequences for the International Space Station program.

Stars are getting sharper in the James Webb Space Telescope's field of view.

The Hubble Space Telescope kicked off the Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS) two decades ago, but soon, the newly launched James Webb Space Telescope will join the galaxy-mapping program.

"Last Exit: Space," which was narrated and executive produced by Werner Herzog, looks at humanity's quest to extend its footprint beyond Earth.

According to new research led by the University of Rochester, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) should be broadened to look for signs of "planetary intelligence."

The average distance between Earth and the moon is about 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers).