I n March 1872, Congress designated Yellowstone “a public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.” It was the first national park of its kind. From there, a ...

2024 YR4 may not make catastrophic history, but it did set a new record for the JWST as the smallest object ever targeted by ...

This stunning aerial shot highlights the "looming threat" of a volcanic island in Tonga, which could violently explode in the future. The island also has a colorful origin story in Tongan ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A new thermal imaging system has been developed to accurately measure vital signs such as heart rate, respiration, and body temperature without contact. This ...

Last week, astronomers unveiled exciting new images of planets in the HR 8799 and 51 Eridani star systems — and it was all thanks to a creative use of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

What can a sample return mission from Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io, teach scientists about planetary and satellite (moon) ...

The technology could open new possibilities for early disease detection. Postdoctoral scholar Dingding Han adjusts a thermal camera capturing an image of Ph.D. student Corey Zheng. Using an advanced ...

In this photo released by the USGS, a plume of steam is seen rising from a newly discovered thermal feature near Nymph Lake ...

If the James Webb Space Telescope's expertise is decoding the intricacies of an ancient star, SPHEREx's expertise is mapping out all the stuff around the star. To be fair, SPHEREx's latest images ...

ESA's Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) has arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States. This cutting-edge European experiment will test fundamental physics from the ...

ALOTENANGO, Guatemala – Dramatic images and satellite footage have captured the powerful eruption of Guatemala's Volcán de Fuego (Volcano of Fire), putting thousands of people in the area at ...

Taken by Jason Kalirai, this is an image of a dying star with dust and gas expelled during its final stages. Photographed by Zoltan Levay, this barred spiral galaxy shines in wonderful colors, as ...