The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory near Penticton sometimes gives tours to groups from local schools.

Climate change is the monster we made. We are Victor Frankenstein.” (Climate Change: The Monster of our own Making, WashU, ...

A US project to advance the development of heat-tolerant semiconductors has received a multimillion-dollar cash injection.

If we're looking for life as we don't know it, the best solvent out there may be concentrated sulfuric acid — the stuff that's floating around in the clouds of Venus.

Trump ordered water to be delivered to high-need communities in the wake of wildfires in Los Angeles. But the action could ...

"We're arguing that intelligent life may not require a series of lucky breaks to exist," said lead author Dan Mills of the ...

Stargazers and science enthusiasts have plenty to look forward to in the coming weeks, as the night sky will offer a lineup ...

A 75-year-old man is dead and a family has lost its home after a house fire early Friday in Holly Springs. The fire broke out ...

The Kern County coroner's office on Thursday reported that the human remains found Dec. 9 at California Avenue and Q Street Mill Creek Water Canal in Bakersfield remain unidentified. The cause and ...

The Boomerang Nebula holds the record for the coldest known natural place, with a temperature of just -458 degrees Fahrenheit (-272 degrees Celsius), only one degree above absolute zero. Venus takes ...