The Lyrid meteor shower, occurring annually in mid to late April, is currently underway with its peak activity expected Sunday into Monday, officials say.

   Over years ago, a senator from Wisconsin came up with an idea that was focused on educating others on the health and betterment of the environment, and now we call it Earth Day.

   Astronomers have detected a black hole positioned roughly, light years from Earth in the constellation Aquila. It was identified through the Gaia mission.

   NASA confirmed that an object that struck a Naples, Florida, home in March was part of a load released from the International Space Station, intended to burn up on re entry.

   NASA’s plan to retrieve samples from Mars for analysis on Earth is on hold due to cost and time constraints. The project has been deemed too expensive.

   Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time due to prolonged warming of the oceans, according to reef scientists.

   Researchers have discovered the ancient origins of arabica coffee, the world’s most popular type, tracing its lineage back about , years through genetic analysis.

   Functional beverages, which offer mental or physical benefits beyond hydration, are gaining popularity worldwide. Here is what science has to say about their ingredients.

   A software glitch in a weather application led alien and UFO sleuths to believe there was an underwater anomaly the size of Texas, generating foot waves off Africa.

   The New Jersey night sky was lit up early Wednesday when an apparent meteor or falling star was captured dropping from above.

   Scientists in Florida have created a quot;Coral Fort quot; from biodegradable drinking straws that can protect lab grown coral from predators after it is transplanted into the wild.

   NASA is constantly researching and discovering more about space. In , the space agency made some big leaps in space discoveries.

   The U.S. is expecting an invasion of noisy mating cicadas in the coming weeks, which will pose nuisance for some gardeners and an opportunity for others like anglers.

   Nobel prize winning physicist Peter Higgs, who in accurately predicted the existence of the Higgs boson quot;God particle, quot; has reportedly died after a brief illness. He was .

   Total solar eclipses occur every few years, but they are often only able to be seen from somewhere in the ocean. These are the next times a total solar eclipse will pass over land.

   The solar eclipse, a celestial event, will take place on Monday, April . Millions of people around the world will step outside to view the eclipse.

   Tropical forest loss saw a decline in , but there is still an ongoing pressure on woodlands globally, according to an analysis released on Thursday.

   NASA has launched an investigation into an object that a Florida man says crashed through his roof from space, nearly hitting his son and causing major damage.

   Billy Barr, a year old resident of the remote Gothic, Colorado, has been meticulously recording snow and weather data for over years, scientists say.

   Onlookers in California were left puzzled early Tuesday when a series of bright fiery lights streaked across the night sky with some speculating it was space debris

   NASA has been instructed by the White House to come up with a new timekeeping system for the moon due to its different gravitational conditions, officials say.

   Researchers have linked a rare gene variant involved with controlling the shape of cells to the development of the brain asymmetry known for determining a dominant hand.

   More than a dozen U.S. states are expected to be swarmed by trillions of noisy flying bugs next month as they emerge from the ground in a rare phenomenon.

   Cicadas are about to emerge in numbers unseen for decades, but that is not the only strange thing about them. For instance, cicadas urinate stronger and faster than elephants.

   A new study suggests that dogs may possess a deeper understanding of language than previously thought. It found that dogs could associate words with specific objects.