NORFOLK, Va. — The earth’s journey around the Sun is not a perfect circle. Instead, our planet follows a slightly oval-shaped path called an ellipse, meaning our distance from the Sun changes ...

A research team has developed a high-precision 3D analysis framework that reveals, for the first time, the quantitative rules underlying dormant pruning in pear trees.

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected, reached its closest point to Earth overnight from Thursday to Friday (Dec. 18 to 19), and it remains in a good viewing position tonight.

NASA JPL pinpoints the moment the interstellar visitor passes closest to our planet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Interstellar ...

WASHINGTON — The US’ sweeping 28-point blueprint to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine proposes territorial freezes, troop caps, economic reintegration for Moscow, and a future ...

If you step outside this week and look toward the eastern horizon after sunset, you might notice the moon shining a little brighter than usual. This is not your eyes playing tricks on you – it’s one ...

A super close Supermoon will occur this week. The moon will be as close to Earth as it can get this month, fully illuminated for skywatchers, according to the Earth Sky, a science website that ...

Introduction: This study addresses the challenges of anatomical diversity and precision in orthopedic surgery by introducing a novel computational methodology for designing customized osteosynthesis ...

Where will 3I/ATLAS be on October 29? The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will reach its closest point to the Sun on October 29, 2025, at about 1.4 astronomical units. Scientists and astronomers will ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...