New Concord, Ohio was not the place to be standing outside on May 1, 1860—at least if you were a horse. It was in that …

The latest European space radar produced its first image Thursday, after only being online for two hours. Sentinel-1B launched April 25 and produced the image …

NASA has released a panorama still video from its Curiosity Mars rover. Through a mouse or mobile screen, users can explore a part of Mars …

President Barack Obama is a parasite, officially. Scientists have named a tiny flatworm after the commander-in-chief, insisting it’s an honor. Thomas Platt, a retired biology …

The pair who paid SpaceX to take them on a historic trip around the moon can expect breathtaking views and a life-altering experience when they …

Six crew members on a mock mission to Mars returned to society on Sunday after a year of living in isolation in Hawaii. The crew …

Nearly five years have passed since an earthquake and tsunami in Japan killed 16,000 people and caused nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. New …

This week holds two major Civil War anniversaries: America’s deadliest war started on April 12, 1861, when Southerners who seceded from the Union fired shots …

History Today This post is in partnership with History Today. The article below was originally published at History Today. The end of 2018 saw the …

Temperatures Thursday reached an incredible 54°C (129.2°F) in Mitribah, Kuwait, setting the record for the warmest temperature ever recorded outside of California’s Death Valley, according …