Based on a sampling of preliminary crime statistics from 550 U.S. law enforcement agencies, the year is expected to end with ...

The movie served as a prequel that told the origin story of Han Solo, originally played by Harrison Ford. It eventually ended ...

The 1815 eruption produced 60 megatons of sulfur, and as a result, average global temperatures dropped by around 3°C (5.4°F).

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are among the most powerful explosions in the universe, second only to the Big Bang. The majority of ...

The most extreme fireworks in the universe are supposed to follow rules. Gamma-ray bursts, the brightest explosions known, ...

A Bulgarian court has rejected Lebanon’s request to extradite Igor Grechushkin, a Russian-Cypriot shipowner wanted in connection with the 2020 Beirut port explosion, a hammer blow for the city that ...

A faint, ancient flash of light detected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has broken the record for the most distant stellar explosion ever recorded, revealing a massive star’s demise when the ...

Artist's rendition of GRB 250702B's ultra-relativistic jet (moving at nearly the speed of light) escaping from its dusty, massive host galaxy. Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...

Live concerts, fireworks and roaring stadium crowds can reach dangerously high volumes — loud enough to cause permanent hearing loss. But what was the loudest sound ever recorded on Earth? The answer ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A snow day is in the forecast for much of Central Virginia — but it’s hardly the heaviest snowfall the region’s ever seen. On Friday, Dec. 5, a few inches of snow will fall ...

One of the biggest prizes in Powerball history could be yours in just a few short hours. The jackpot, which stands at a record-breaking $820 million, has increased by some $45 million since the ...