Jupiter is the OG best friend in the solar system. It finds all the tiny little comets and asteroids heading for the vulnerable inner planets and takes one for the team, chewing up the dangerous rocks in its thick atmosphere. It happened again just recently, and this time an amateur astronomer caught it in the act.
After the NASA/SpaceX launch experienced a series of delays, Crew-3 is set to lift off no earlier than 9:03 P ET from NASA's Kennedy Space Center tomorrow!Watch SPACE LAUNCH LIVE: CREW-3 LIFT OFF on Science Channel at 8 P ET Wednesday, November 10.
Brand new documentaries and series on discovery+ include ENDANGERED, produced and narrated by Ellen DeGeneres, which follows the effort of dedicated wildlife conservationists across the globe as they work to compile the latest version of The Red List.
The Yurok Tribe are known as the Salmon People. Fishing for salmon is in their blood, but now their way of life is a stake.
How do you see a perfectly black object in the middle of a pitch-dark night? It sounds like the start of an annoying riddle, but it’s really the question faced by astronomers when they want to search for black holes.
Can't stop this shine. The duo returns for a new season of Gold Rush: Freddy Dodge's Mine Rescue on Friday April 1 on Discovery.
Axiom Mission 1 blasted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center today, setting the standard for commercial space travel with a first-of-its-kind mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
The United States Space Force may have a somewhat silly name, but it's very, very real. And it just launched a semi-secret mission into space.
From seasonal foods to candle-lit evenings, here are some simple ways to celebrate the autumn equinox.
With the clock ticking and no ground to mine, mining veteran Dave Turin takes a gamble on a remote claim. Find out if his gamble pays off on an all-new season of Gold Rush: Dave Turin's Lost Mine premiering Friday, May 20 at 9PM ET/PT on Discovery and discovery+.
The most adorable four-legged sporting event of the year is bringing all the pawsitive vibes. Watch PUPPY BOWL Sunday, February 7 at 2p ET on Animal Planet and stream it live on discovery+.
Whether it’s less severe than other variants or not, we can all agree that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is no fun at all. But despite its ominous name, “omicron” is just the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet. In astronomy, the stars in any constellation are ordered from brightest to dimmest, with the brightest getting the name “alpha”, the second brightest “beta”, and so on. And believe it or not, there are some pretty cool omicrons out there.
You won't believe what's coming. Discovery’s GOLD RUSH premieres Friday, Sept 30 at 8p ET/PT and streaming on discovery+.
Carole Baskin did the unthinkable and opened the floor to questions from social media's toughest audience. She answered everything from what she thinks happened to her husband to what can we expect from her new docu-series on discovery+, Carole Baskin's Cage Fight — here are the best moments from Carole Baskin's Reddit AMA.
This morning, on July 20, 2021, Blue Origin's first crewed spaceflight was a success! Congrats to Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and three crewmates, who lifted off into space from Blue Origin’s Launch Site near Van Horn, Texas. Here's the play-by-play of the New Shepard's approximitely 10 minute flight from launch to capsule landing, which looked picture perfect.