Astronomers witness first moments of planet formation as rock grains crystallize around distant star HOPS-315.

A young star 1,300 light-years away has given astronomers something they have dreamed about for decades: a freeze-frame of ...

Earth and the entire Milky Way galaxy might be sitting inside an enormous, mysterious void—a giant cosmic hole making our universe expand faster right here than anywhere else. This unusual idea, ...

Many "modern" inventions actually have precedents dating back more than 1000 years, to ancient Greek and Roman times.

Just after sunrise on June 7, my friend Caitlin and I stood in the rain in Prague's Old Town Square, soggy and exhausted in ...

Most beloved European cities have earned their fame for good reason - they truly do feel like they were plucked straight from ...

Each tick of the clock marks a second in a day, normally 86,400 of them. But on July 9, 2025, Earth completed its rotation 1.3 milliseconds faster than usual, making it at least the shortest day this ...

While that tiny time difference is imperceptible to humans, it represents part of a broader pattern that has left scientists ...

This is the famous Astronomical Clock in Prague. It's more than 600 years old and very hard to read. But not that much if you have a guide to explain the clock for you ...

Science X Science News Wire : GSA Bulletin: Rock avalanches, ancient weather, astronomical clocks, anoxia, and volcanism -- a press release is provided to you ìas isî with little or no review from ...

That renovation included adding the first astronomical clock in North America - called an Orloj. It also added the twelve figurines - which represent immigrants who came to Cedar Rapids from ...