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Scientists have finally been able to accurately calculate the weight of the Milky Way, using the Hubble Space Telescope and the European Space Agency's Gaia observatory.

Scientists have spotted what may be a new species of killer whale off the southern tip of Chile.

Many alien planets around stars like our sun are potentially extraordinarily tilted, leading to dramatic swings between extreme winters and summers, a new study finds.

The solar system has a new distance champ.

Researchers have discovered a "living fossil" in deep space, a " bizarre, solitary ultra-diffuse galaxy (UDG)" known as DGSAT I.

Black holes are gravitational monsters, squeezing gas and dust down to a microscopic point like great cosmic trash compactors.

Missing pieces of a miniature model boat buried with ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamun have been found in museum storage.

SpaceX’s unmanned Crew Dragon capsule has splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean after its historic DEMO-1 test flight to the International Space Station.

It may be hard to imagine towering Tyrannosaurus rex as tiny, but the toothy Cretaceous giant didn't spring from an egg fully grown.

Shimmying through a maze of dark tunnels below the Mayan ruins of Chichén Itzá on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, archaeologists have rediscovered a long-sealed cave brimming with lost treasure.

For part of the summer in parts of Antarctica, the ice melts into a swampy, slushy stew and refreezes as the temperatures rise and fall.

Three new peacock spiders have been revealed by an Australian taxonomist, but he swears they are “harmless” and “charismatic”.

The possibility for alien life increases when two stars are pushed together by a third, according to new research announced Tuesday.

Archaeologists have harnessed radar and laser scanning technology to reveal a long-hidden military tunnel and fortifications beneath Alcatraz.

A new analysis of a charcoal drawing that has puzzled experts for centuries suggests that it was likely created by Leonardo da Vinci.

Dinosaurs were "thriving" before an asteroid strike wiped them off the face of the Earth, a new study reveals.

A stunning new study delves into the depths of the increase in rainfall seen in Greenland and the global implications it has for melting the massive ice sheets, especially during winter time.

NASA captured a stunning, first-of-its-kind image showing the colliding shockwaves from two jets flying at supersonic speeds.

Experts have revealed the gruesome details of a 15th-century ritual sacrifice site in Peru that contains the remains of more than 140 children.

If you've ever been mad at the Sun for getting a sunburn, you're in good company — the Moon gets them too.