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A gorgeous, incredibly detailed new image of the Milky Way's center could help explain one of the enduring mysteries of our galaxy — why its heart is missing stars.

With a brass band playing and a parade of workers sporting Mardi Gras beads, a huge component of a new NASA rocket system was wheeled slowly Wednesday from a New Orleans spacecraft factory on to a barge that will float it up the Mississippi River for testing.

That's a long-lasting case of mistaken identity.

Archaeologists unearthed graves of more than 50 adults and children in a strange Roman cemetery that was found in the United Kingdom.

The 2011 earthquake and tsunami that caused Fukushima's nuclear plant to melt down prompted the Japanese goverment to evacuate a huge area as dangerous radiation spread.

The gigantic red star Betelgeuse may have a dark secret in its past, according to scientists.

1,400-year-old human remains have been found under a former nursing home in England, a discovery that has been described as "eerie."

Even before its launch in 2021, researchers have discovered a new way to use NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to look for signs of oxygen on distant exoplanets.

Researchers using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) have discovered that an ancient star undergoes eclipses, which may have guided the ancient Egyptians when they were building the pyramids.

The remains of four ancient warrior women were recently discovered in Russia, marking the first time ever Scythian fighting females have been found in the same tomb.

As the Australian bushfires rage on, the smoke from the devastation can be seen from space — and the effects felt across the globe.

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit Iran early Wednesday morning after a volatile day in the region, according to the United States Geological Survey.

HONOLULU — Mysterious ultra-fast pinpricks of radio energy keep lighting up the night sky and nobody knows why. A newly discovered example of this transient phenomenon has been traced to its place of origin — a nearby spiral galaxy — but it's only made things murkier for astronomers. 

Facing devastating flooding in its capital of Jakarta, Indonesia is trying something unique to stop the torrential rainfall from reaching the soaked metropolis: seeding the clouds with salt.

NASA's Terra satellite captured the extent of damage from the wildfires that ravaged Australia's Kangaroo Island.

Off-road vehicles have caused “appalling damage” to an ancient burial mound in South Wales, according to police.

A meteor that struck Earth about 790,000 years ago covered ten percent of the planet with black lumps of debris.

An extremely rare Chinese ‘Dragon Dollar’ is expected to sell for up to $500,000 when it is auctioned later this month.

A host of John F. Kennedy-related memorabilia, including the original speech where he announced his run for president, are slated to go up for auction later this month where they could sell for a staggering sum.

Key Largo, Fla. –– Technicolor coral once covered stretches of underwater reefs in the Florida Keys and beyond. But now, they are dying and researchers have likened them to abandoned underwater cities.