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Ancient Mexicans closely watching the sun from only a single location accurately tracked the seasons and operated a farming calendar that fed millions.

Ancient mammals were better adapted than nonavian dinosaurs to survive the Chicxulub asteroid impact.

As we return to Pandora in theaters, we learn a bit more about the distinct creatures, old and new, that roam the gorgeous locations of the Avatar movies.

Tidal interactions are pulling the exoplanet toward its demise: a fiery collision with its star.

A Marsquake detected by NASA's InSight lander in May this year was at least five times larger than the next largest seismic event recorded on the planet.

A rocky meteoroid that exploded over Canada last year was more extraordinary than it first seemed: it originated from the outer solar system, where scientists thought only icy bodies exist.

Rocket Lab's debut launch from American soil will have to wait at least another day after high winds thwarted an attempted liftoff Sunday evening (Dec. 18).

Titan Books' new illustrated short fiction collection "Star Trek: 'Q and False' and Other Stories" features original stories from throughout the franchise.

We don't really know how the universe was created, though most astrophysicists believe it started with the Big Bang.

Paramount Pictures releases debut trailer for next summer's "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts."

The two countries are the 22nd and 23rd signatories of the NASA-led accords.

After years of launching rockets from New Zealand, the commercial space company Rocket Lab is ready for its U.S. launch debut.

NASA has canceled the GeoCarb mission, which was a greenhouse gas–monitoring satellite into geostationary orbit.

When SpaceX launch two satellites into orbit Friday evening from Florida, it lit up the night sky with more than just its fiery engines.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch for an unprecedented 15th time on Saturday (Dec. 17), and you can watch the record-setting action live.

Danuri, South Korea's first deep-space exploration mission, arrived at the moon on Friday (Dec. 16), four months after lifting off.

A more low-key meteor shower than the Geminids, the Ursid meteor shower begins on Saturday, Dec. 17, and last throughout the Christmas period.

American scientists have announced what they have called a major breakthrough in a long-elusive goal of creating energy from nuclear fusion.

A leaky Russian-built Soyuz capsule at the International Space Station test-fired its thrusters on Friday (Dec. 16) as part of troubleshooting efforts.

SpaceX carried out its milestone 200th orbital mission on Friday (Dec. 16), sending up a pair of powerful new communications satellites.

ABL Space Systems has pushed the debut liftoff of its RS1 rocket to no earlier than Jan. 9, allowing more time to investigate issues with the vehicle.