For years, astronomers have searched for the origins of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays, the most powerful particles in the ...

NASA planning to bring them back using a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. This prolonged stay has raised concerns about the ...

A distant star-killing supernova could have bombarded Earth with radiation strong enough to shift the course of evolution.

A supernova explosion about 2.5 million years ago sent cosmic rays to Earth. Around that time, virus diversity in Lake ...

About 2.5 million years ago, the viruses infecting fish in Lake Tanganyika underwent a mysterious explosion in diversity. It ...

However, NASA isn’t ready to say goodbye just yet, and is taking measures to get as much life out of the pair as possible. On ...

A supernova explosion about 2.5 million years ago sent cosmic rays to Earth. Around that time, virus diversity in Lake ...

A supernova 6 million years ago may have blasted Earth with radiation, triggering DNA mutations and accelerating evolution.

Opinion High energy neutrinos are the coolest particles in astrophysics. Born in distant cosmic cataclysms, they speed ...

A curious connection between an ancient supernova and virus diversification in one of Earth's biggest lakes means that crazy ...