A double explosion, in which a dying star split, then recombined, may be a long-hypothesized but never-before-seen "superkilonova." ...

China is still restricting the rare earth elements that the US needs to produce its own permanent magnets and other products ...

In 1977, an American physicist named John H. Van Vleck won the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetism. In his Nobel lecture, ...

Cosmic “touchdown airbursts” — explosions of comets or asteroids above Earth’s surface — may be far more common and ...

On Dec. 19, 3I/ATLAS will be about 1.8 astronomical units away (170 million miles), almost twice as far as the average ...

Amid the worsened Japan-China relations, the prime minister outlined plans to urgently strengthen supply chains, including for rare-earth elements.

Scientists atop Mauna Kea on the Island of Hawai’i and across the Hawaiian chain are turning their telescopes skyward Friday ...

As 2025 wraps up an eventful year in foreign policy, five CFR fellows look ahead to what they’ll be watching in 2026. In charts, graphics, and maps, our experts consider how the United States will ...

Nasarawa State, Nigeria-- (Newsfile Corp. - December 16, 2025) - Hasetins, a leading company in the mineral processing sector, announces the groundbreaking of its 12,000 tons per annum ...

Last week, the Trump administration rolled out its long-awaited National Security Strategy (NSS). I read it, and you should, ...

The moon's surface may be more than just a dusty, barren landscape. Over billions of years, tiny particles from Earth's ...

In an increasingly connected world, rare earth metals with odd names such as lanthanum, cerium and yttrium have become strategic assets. They are used in everything from mobile phones to wind turbines ...