A new paradigm for understanding the earliest eras in the history of the universe has been developed.

Sharks may be visiting an open area of the Pacific Ocean known as the White Shark Café. Scientists are trying to determine why.

In late November, with Jupiter a week away from being closest to Earth for 2012, full moon swept past Jupiter. Enjoy the photos from EarthSky Facebook friends.

The interstellar medium is the stuff between the stars. Made up mostly of hydrogen and helium gas, it contains all the material needed to make stars and planets. It is shaped by stellar winds, dying stars, galactic magnetic fields, and supernova explosions.

The most distant jet of X-rays from a supermassive black hole 12.4 billion light years from Earth has been detected by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Two nearby planetary system have vast comet belts, but no Jupiter-like planets. Are those two things related?

The large tornado struck in southeast Italy, in the town of Taranto. Check out this video. At least 20 people injured. Unconfirmed reports of three deaths.

Large male Galapagos giant tortoises trek, slow and steady, from the island lowlands up across the volcanic slopes and back again.

Hurricane Sandy took over 100 lives in the United States. Most were over the age of 65. Most deaths were from drowning.

New computer model takes a page from weather forecasting to predict regional peaks in influenza outbreaks.