Charles Poladian

The Hubble Sequence, which classifies galaxies into three different types, was accurate as far back as 11 billion years ago, as distant galaxies resemble modern galaxies.

Astronomers have discovered a magnetar just half a light-year from the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

Researchers were able to capture apes swimming and diving for the first time on camera and, much like humans, they swim using a breaststroke.

A "family annihilator" study examined 71 cases over 30 years and discovered the crime was mostly committed by males in their 30s.

Fans have discovered a "Doctor Who" Google Maps Easter Egg that lets users inside the TARDIS.

An audit found that more than a fifth of 2,100 sites did not disclose data protection policies or use of visitors' personal information.

Researchers spent four months living and eating like astronauts on Mars in Hawaii as part of the Hi-SEAS mission.

Crescentrating has developed "Crescent Trips," a new in-flight app that lets traveling Muslims calculate prayer times and Qiblah, the direction of Mecca.

A personal jetpack developed by Martin Aircraft was approved for manned test flights by New Zealand regulators.

The Perseid meteor shower is at its peak, giving stargazers a chance to view hundreds of meteors.

A graduate student created a "virtual" twin of DARwIn-OP, a humanoid robot, that mimics its real-life counterpart.

All You Can Arcade is a new service that lets gamers experience the fun of an arcade at home or at work.

A Pacu, a less dangerous relative of the piranha, was found in Danish waters, and experts are warning male swimmers to "protect their privates" while swimming.

The shower’s peak begins Sunday. You can catch a live stream of the phenomenon starting at 4 p.m. PDT (7 p.m. EDT).

The Perseid meteor shower peaks on Monday, but the viewing party can start tonight. Here are some tips on the summer's prime skywatching event.

The week at the movies features plenty of new releases that run the gamut from smart Sci-Fi to animated family features.

The Perseid meteor shower's "celestial pollution" will help astronomers produce extremely clear images of the universe.

NASA wants to learn how to mine asteroids, which could hold millions of dollars of metals, and will launch the OSIRIS-REx mission in 2016 to gain the experience needed to make space mining a reality.

Greenhouse gas emissions could lead to an ice-free Arctic as early as 2054 according to a new study.

The Hubble Space Telescope has once again helped astronomers solve a mystery, this time involving the origin of the Magellanic Stream, a ribbon of gas that stretches across the Milky Way.

A "telepathic attack" reported as possibly playing a role in the deaths of four engineers in Turkey may be a matter of a mistranslation.

Astronomers were able to observe a six different images of the same quasar, a feat never before achieved by astronomers.

Taco Bell will expand its testing of the waffle taco to 100 locations after a successful trial in five Southern California locations.

Two bright-colored gas clouds, NGC 2020 and NGC 2014, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud are vastly different in appearance.

New Jersey Institute of Technology's Big Bear Solar Observatory has captured images of the sun that reveal new features of sunspots and solar magnetism.

The Perseid meteor shower will be the viewing event of the summer and its peak is just around the corner. The Perseids has a rich history of observation and has become an annual event for stargazers.

DARPA-funded researchers released a car hacking white paper that details ways to take over a Ford Escape or Toyota Prius' steering, acceleration, braking and display.

The sun's magnetic field will flip by the end of 2013 and researchers believe it will mark the peak of Solar Max, a period of increased sunspot activity, of Solar Cycle 24.

Based on recent research indicating a period of Mars’ history when ice was present, an object crashing into a layer of ice would have produced results similar to a DLE crater.