The loudest sound ever recorded was the 1883 Krakatoa volcanic eruption—which reached 310 decibels and was heard thousands of ...

Three things excite engineers: fast cars, jet planes and explosions. Project Tycho focuses on a fourth: rocket engines.

To meet the challenge of putting a man on the Moon, the Apollo space program needed a rocket more powerful and advanced than any that had ever been seen before. The final result was the Saturn V, the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is an unflown example of the ...

It’s the perfect time to pick up a book and learn something new Smithsonian Books Two piles of books. maaram from Getty Images Pro Tomorrow is National Read a Book Day! Is there a topic you've been ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists uncovered bizarre atmospheric structures on Saturn, including drifting “dark ...

The ringed gas giant Saturn will be less than 5 degrees from the lunar disk at sunset on Sept. 8. Look to the eastern horizon just after sunset on Sept. 8 to see the ringed gas giant Saturn shine ...

Heads up stargazers! The shadow of Saturn's largest moon Titan will skim across the gas giant's swirling cloud tops in the early morning hours of Sept. 4. Here's everything you need to know about how ...

Saturn retrograde is backsliding into the heady punch bowl of Pisces this week and four signs will feel the effects most acutely. Gather round, folks — formative, punishing daddy planet Saturn, AKA ...

Why has silicon, one of the most common elements in the universe, gone largely undetected in the atmospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, and gas planets like them orbiting other stars? A new study using ...

An explosion caused significant damage to a former school building holding several businesses in Ellwood City on Tuesday. The explosion rocked Ellwood City around 12:15 a.m. Calling it a "catastrophic ...