Science

Before we can understand why the sky looks bluer in the fall, it’s important to first know why the sky appears blue in the first place.

The Infinite Monkey Theorem is “grossly misleading in the real world,” one of the Australian mathematicians behind a new study questioning the age-old maxim told NBC News.

NASA is no stranger to spacefaring robots. But “Robonaut 2,” the first human-shaped robot to fly to the International Space Station, is something special. The robot is now on display at the Udvar-Hazy center in Virginia.

There may be a psychological reason why some people aren’t just wrong in an argument — they’re confidently wrong. 

NOAA issued a severe geomagnetic storm alert on Wednesday after an outburst from the sun was detected earlier in the week. Here’s why they were visible in many parts of the U.S.

If you missed Thursday night’s astronomical phenomenon, you may be wondering if Friday brings another chance to see those northern lights. You would have to go much further upstate, or even into Canada, to try to glimpse the aurora borealis this time around. Take a look at the differences in the maps. Thursday’s phenomenon was caused by a coronal...

Tri-state residents were treated to a rare spectacle last night.

If you missed Thursday night’s astronomical phenomenon, you may be wondering if Friday brings another chance to see those northern lights. You would have to go much further upstate, or even into Canada, to try to glimpse the aurora borealis this time around. Take a look at the differences in the maps. Thursday’s phenomenon was caused by a coronal...

Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4

A coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the sun Tuesday and is projected to arrive at Earth sometime on Thursday. CMEs trigger geomagnetic storms which, if they are strong enough, can produce brighter and more active displays of the northern lights that can be seen further south from the pole and even, in cases like this one, as far south…

Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their work with proteins.

You might be able to see the Northern Lights in New York on Thursday night because of solar activity. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Space Weather Prediction Center said Geomagnetic Storm Watches have been issued for Oct. 3 to 5 for an eruption of solar material, which can cause a geomagnetic storm. This means that the aurora might be visible…

A “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun is coming. But only a lucky few will be in the path. The annular solar eclipse will be visible Wednesday over Easter Island and the tips of Argentina and Chile. Here’s how to safely watch the final solar spectacle of the year. Solar eclipses happen when the sun, moon and Earth line up just so....

Archaeologists in Iowa unearthed parts of a mastodon fossil, including its skull, that they believe dates back to when the first humans lived on Earth.

One of the best meteor showers of the year is underway, offering a chance to see shooting stars in the summer night sky.

Although the liquid has a reddish hue, chemical analysis established that “the wine contained in the urn was white,” according to new analysis published this week.

NASA and others have long studied the toll of space travel on astronauts, including yearlong residents of the International Space Station, but there’s been less attention on space tourists.

A severe solar storm led to beautiful views of the northern lights Friday.

The reconstructed face is closer than expected to that of modern-day humans, meaning it’s “perhaps easier to see how interbreeding occurred,” experts said.