A flexible robotic arm mimics an elephant's trunk, twisting and stiffening to perform tasks, offering safer alternatives to rigid robots.

After 34 years of searching, astronomers have finally confirmed Neptune has auroras, thanks to data from the James Webb Space ...

The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College holds weekly public viewing during spring semester. Check their website ( or ...

Wondering what there is to love about Jupiter? The Jovian giant has many reasons that are worthy of your affection, whether ...

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On this day, the sun appears directly above the Equator at noon. Hence, statement 1 is correct. Story continues below this ad — Equinoxes occur twice a year, in March and September, and are the only ...

A four-person crew will spend three to five days aboard a SpaceX capsule orbiting above the poles of Earth — a flight path ...

The International Space Station (ISS), for example, flies closer to the equator, and its occupants never see the poles. Beyond the firsts, though, the Fram2 crew will take part in 22 experiments ...

This is particularly exciting as the planet is known to have some of the most unusual magnetic poles in the solar system ... blobs much closer to its equator, over roughly the region where ...

UW sophomore pole vaulter Amanda Moll was named the Women’s Indoor National Field Athlete of the Year on Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association after a stellar ...

Analysis: The Steelers' ability to turn their messy QB situation of last year into two likely third-round compensatory draft picks is the type of thing still eluding Ryan Poles. The Bears under GM ...