They’re the solar system’s most iconic feature, but how and when Saturn’s rings formed have remained a mystery for centuries.
Author: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY
Oh, yuck! You’re eating about a credit card’s worth of plastic every week
You’re eating, swallowing or breathing in about 2,000 tiny pieces of plastic each week, a new study suggests, the equivalent of one credit card.
120 degrees in the shade?! Record-breaking, ‘dangerous’ heat wave bakes western U.S.
Folks in the western U.S. are sweltering under an unusually intense June heat wave, with temperatures soaring to record highs all the way from Oregon to Arizona.
Maybe we are alone after all: Planets that could sustain alien life much rarer than thought
So, maybe we are alone after all. The number of planets in the universe that could sustain life is much smaller than had been thought, scientists said.
Near-record ‘dead zone’ predicted in the Gulf of Mexico this summer
The Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ – a region of oxygen-depleted water that’s harmful to sea life – will be the second-largest on record this summer.
Jupiter will be so close tonight, its moons will be visible with binoculars
Skywatchers, Mondaynight is your best chance of the year to get a close look at Jupiter, the biggest planet in our solar system.
Limiting climate change would prevent thousands of heat-related deaths in U.S.
Deadly summer heat will get worse as the globe warms, so putting the brakes on climate change by reducing carbon emissions will literally be a lifesaver for thousands of Americans, a new study suggests.
Smoky skies? Red sunsets? Blame Canada.
Smoke from distant Canadian wildfires has made its way across the United States the past few days, bringing hazy skies and colorful sunsets.
Earth’s carbon dioxide levels are highest they’ve been in millions of years
Carbon dioxide – the gas scientists say is most responsible for global warming – peaked again at record levels last month, scientists announced.
What are those mysterious flashes on the moon? One astronomer wants to find out
Meteor impacts? Sparkling moon dust? The astronauts’ golf clubs? Whatever they are, random, weird flashes of light on the moon have puzzled astronomers for years.