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Nevada's Dixie Valley toad, which is at the center of a legal battle over a geothermal construction project, has been declared an endangered species by officials.

Twitter video from a doorbell camera shows the moment a bright meteor or fireball streaks across dark Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, skies on Thursday evening.

Astronomers discovered light jetting out from a tidal disruption event, where a supermassive black hole swallowed a star. The beam of visible light is heading towards the Earth.

Recently released satellite images show the eruption of Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano at new angles. It started late last month following a series of earthquakes.

The International Astronomical Union is speaking out after it said a satellite prototype was found to have become one of the brightest objects in the night sky.

A group of international scientists that revived 13 "zombie viruses" is warning that the thawing of ancient permafrost could lead to a new public health threat.

A team of researchers has concluded that the coin of Sponsian locked away for years in a museum cupboard in Glasgow is a genuine third-century artifact.

Scientists at NASA and the European Space Agency released an image of merging galaxies captured by the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys.

NASA's Johnson Space Center shared stunning black-and-white images from the Orion spacecraft's optical navigation camera of the craters on the moon's surface.

NASA said in a Wednesday blog post that communications with the Orion spacecraft had been restored after experiencing an "unexpected lost" early in the morning.

Auction house Christie's reportedly said it would withdraw the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton Shen from an upcoming Hong Kong auction it had called "historic."

International scientists are shedding light on two of the farthest galaxies seen to date. The early galaxies were captured in James Webb Space Telescope pictures.

The annual Leonid meteor shower peaks late on Friday night. However, NASA reports that viewing could be impacted by a bright moon, which is about 35% full.

Virginia Tech researchers discovered a sixth mass extinction that took place on earth nearly 550 million years ago due to a drop in oxygen.

A new image taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows the formation of the protostar within the dark cloud L1527, with an hour-glass formation of clouds.

A northern California house fire earlier this month was seemingly not caused by a falling meteor, according to fire officials. It took hours to put out the blaze.

Researchers at the University of Houston say they have developed a vaccine to reverse the effect of fentanyl, saving potentially thousands of lives.

A large submarine volcano is likely erupting below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, according to scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey, citing discoloration.

A research team at Oregon State University is planning to design a new rechargeable battery in order to reduce the need for destructive mining and promote clean energy.

The tidal fish trap, or stone weir, was found in Shakan Bay off the coast of Alaska and suggests native people lived in the area over 11,000 years ago, scientists said.