On Dec. 13, 2003, Saddam Hussein, the deposed Iraqi president, was captured by U.S. troops in a small underground hideout ...

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On Dec. 12, 1988, three trains collided in London, killing 35 people, Britain's worst railway accident in 21 years.

When the 3 rd -century Christian theologian Origen of Alexandria attempted to account for the unusual movements of the Star ...

Before the ribbon cutting for the solar system walk on the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail on Nov. 29, created by Westfield High School Astronomy Club members Krystyna Goulette and Kaitlyn Goulette — ...

Uranus and Neptune may not be the icy worlds we’ve long imagined. A new Swiss-led study uses innovative hybrid modeling to ...

A team of researchers from the University of Zurich and the NCCR PlanetS is challenging our understanding of the solar system ...

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for.

A NASA planetary scientist has proposed what may be the first scientifically sound explanation for the mysterious Star of Bethlehem that guided the three wise men to the infant Jesus over two ...

You are idealistic, enthusiastic and determined to live life to the fullest. You have intense responses to your world. You want to bring happiness to others. This year is your turn to rest. Take time ...

The enigmatic Maya calendar synchronizes all visible planets, thus solving an astronomical puzzle that had remained unsolved ...

In the early 1980s, two Soviet-era missions, Venera 13 and 14, measured sound waves on Venus, producing a measurement of wind ...