The same process that drives auroras on Earth is ten times more intense on tiny Mercury, where it creates invisible whirlwinds of particles, data from a NASA craft have revealed.

About 43 million American households plan to grow their own vegetables this year, a near 20 per cent rise over last year, and seed companies are reporting unprecedented sales.

A giant space blob discovered in the far reaches of the universe has scientists puzzling over what exactly the bizarre object might be, according to a new study.
At 12.9 billion light-years away, the blob—dubbed Himiko after a legendary Japanese queen—is the fourth most distant object ever discovered, said lead study author Masami Ouchi, a Carnegie [...]