“You shouldn’t make decisions when you’re hungry.” Tell that to the cell that ate a bacterium 1.5 billion years ago and set in motion the evolution of all plants on Earth. In this episode of Crash ...

A Soviet spacecraft that has been circling Earth for over 50 years is set to reenter the planet’s atmosphere next month and could crash into Earth’s surface, according to EarthSky.org. Kosmos 482 ...

Plants and trees may seem pretty passive, but behind the scenes, their cells are working hard to put on a magic show. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore how the processes of ...

Earlier this month, Organic Geochemistry Laboratory manager Lennart van Maldegem posed a question to a group of eighth graders from behind a table jumbled with jars of candy, food coloring and ...

Later this week, a piece of Cold War space history is expected to return to Earth—although where it will land remains unclear. Scientists estimate that Kosmos 482, a Soviet spacecraft that launched ...

The massive asteroid 2024 YR4, once thought to be on possible course for Earth on December 22, 2032, has had its collision course updated. New insights from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) ...

Re-entry is expected around 4 p.m. ET today (Jan. 18) over a patch of the South Pacific. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

Peregrine will likely burn up in Earth's atmosphere, the moon lander's builder said. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...