The Kola Superdeep Borehole was the USSR’s bold attempt to probe Earth’s crust during the Cold War, drilling over 12 km down for pure science. Engineers battled extreme heat, collapsing rock and ...

President Trump acknowledged Tuesday he had referred to some developing nations as “s‑‑‑hole countries,” confirming he had made the inflammatory comments he repeatedly denied having said at the time.

A sudden X-ray flare from a supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 3783 triggered ultra-fast winds racing outward at a fifth the speed of light—an event never witnessed before. Using XMM-Newton and ...

Glinda’s lack of magical abilities makes it impossible for her to enchant the ruby slippers to send Dorothy back to Kansas. Glinda’s ultimate resolution is emotional, particularly considering her ...

Astronomers have spotted the brightest flare ever detected from a supermassive black hole—a burst of light that, at its peak, was ten trillion times brighter than the sun. The flare was first observed ...

Niel Phillips, 19, finished tied for 14th at the Chick-fil-A Invitational in Rome, Ga., on Monday. Courtesy of Sewanee Hitting a hole-in-one in golf can be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Most can ...

Finnish scientists have shot two black holes orbiting each other, offering the first ever definitive proof that these intergalactic voids come in pairs, per a study published October 9 in the ...

Mail-in ballots are now out for the Proposition 50 special election, and some Sacramento County voters are noticing holes in their ballot envelopes that they say they are concerned about. Allen Wegat ...

The supermassive black hole is that first one that astronomers ever photographed. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For more than a ...

Hollywood actor Jude Law has taken on one of his most challenging roles yet as he stepped into the shoes of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Olivier Assayas’s latest film, The Wizard of the Kremlin ...

The oldest confirmed black hole formed when the universe was a mere infant, within 500 million years of the Big Bang, researchers report. The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, saw the enormous ...

Researchers have gathered in Perth to present their studies into the polyphagous shot-hole borer, which has led to the destruction of thousands of trees. A chemical trial and a biological trial using ...