Members of the Minnesota Star Tribune Editorial Board have found much to be grateful for this year, even in those moments when the world seems a little off-kilter.

When a NASA rover rolls up to a rock that does not match anything around it, planetary scientists pay attention. The latest ...

The first-ever climate assessment for the state of Virginia is sounding the alarm for the Commonwealth’s coastal regions. The ...

NASA is unveiling close-up pictures of the interstellar comet that's making a quick one-and-done tour of our solar system.

Discover the fascinating history of Guffey, Colorado, from its volcanic origins to its mining and ranching past, and the ...

When many meteors appear to streak from the same point in the night sky, that point is known as the radiant. This year the ...

Art collectors have a chance Tuesday to buy one of the world’s most lucrative latrines: a solid gold, fully functional toilet. The piece, by Maurizio Cattelan — the ...

The next couple of nights, you might catch a glimpse of the Leonid meteors. However, the weather this year will not be ...

The Leonid meteor shower happens every year in November when Earth passes through leftover dust and debris from Comet Tempel Tuttle, which creates the fast, bright and colorful Leonid meteors. The ...

Thousands of years ago, a space rock hit what is now China, leaving a bowl-shaped crater some 900 meters wide ...

The Orionid meteor shower peaked on the nights of Oct. 21-23, delighting lucky stargazers with a gorgeous natural fireworks display as debris from Halley's Comet collided with Earth's atmosphere to ...

Zhong Shan is an Antarctic base established by China in 1989. Allan Hills is a site where meteorites are frequently collected because they are relatively easy to see as dark rocks on the bright ...