Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick ...

Already the all-time top UEFA women's club goalscorer, Ada Hegerberg continues to leave her mark on the game after scoring in ...

World War III is most unlikely because of the ‘mutually-assured destruction’ such a gamble portends for the parties. The prospect is forbidden. But error or mistake being a human thing does occur. If ...

Learn about new observations that reveal an exoplanet is destroying itself by cuddling up to its host star, in an ...

Long theorized but never observed, the first known “planet with a death wish” is described by Ilin and her colleagues in a ...

TOWN OF CANTON, New York (WWNY) - Traffic is down to one lane on State Route 310 in the town of Canton as roadwork gets done.

Exoplanet HIP 67522 b, fluffed up to the size of Jupiter, circles so close to its star that it’s triggering violent flares — ...

Scientists have discovered the first clear case of a planet causing its host star to flare, offering new insights into the ...

Artist's concept of the star HIP 67522 with a flare erupting toward an orbiting planet, HIP 67522 b. A second planet, HIP ...

The clingy planet orbits so close to its star, it triggers powerful explosions of radiation that eat away at its atmosphere.

Some planets take the expression "you're your own worst enemy" to the extreme. At least, that's what astronomers found when ...