Who says physicists aren't funny? Stephen Hawking cracks some hilarious atomic jokes.

Who says physicists aren't funny? Stephen Hawking cracks some hilarious space jokes.

The sun’s atmosphere, known as the corona, is millions of degrees hotter than its surface, and scientists may have figured out why. A NASA spacecraft found evidence of “heat bombs” collectively heating up the atmosphere.

The Dark Side of the Sun premieres February 12th on Science Channel.

In 2018 the Solar Probe Plus launches. It will orbit 4 million miles above the sun.

The sun is an amazing celestial object. Here are some amazing facts about the sun you may not know about!

Sometime’s the Sun’s magnetic field becomes unstable and creates sun spots.

Happy Pi Day!

Solar wind is a constant emission from the Sun that sweeps out into the Solar System. It’s made of particles and plasma.

The Sun’s Coronal Mass Ejections not only reach Earth, but should also cat us a lot of money.

Like Earth, space experiences dynamic, powerful weather.

A look at the upcoming missions that will take space exploration to new heights!

Medical progress came in many forms this year, from nanotechnology and bio printing organs leading the charge to the first successful human trials for CRISPR.

From reusable rockets to robotics, engineers began shaping a future in 2016 that most of us cannot yet dream of.

2016 saw technology changing the way we interact with our world with new innovations like autonomous vehicles and virtual reality.

A look back at two of the biggest news headlines from 2016: Gravitational waves and Proxima b.

In a recent study nearly 600,000 healthy individuals were tested for genetic mutations that lead to severe childhood diseases but surprisingly, 13 participants tested positive but did not show signs of the associated disorders.

Scientists have identified three close exoplanets that could support life. The planets are a mere 40 light years away from Earth, orbiting a dim star.

Hyperloop One, a California-based company building a high speed transportation system, is one step closer to a full system test.

Scientists from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands studied microscopic organisms in 1,100 individuals and found that coffee, tea and wine were associated with a healthier gut.

Researchers at the University of Wollongong in Australia have uncovered fossilized bones in Indonesia suggesting a species of early humans disappeared 50,000 years ago.

A recent study of microbial data out of Indiana University showed that most of Earth's species remain undiscovered.

NASA is investigating Jupiter's moon, Europa, to explore if the satellite's chemical balance can support life.

Researchers from Italy have solved a longstanding mystery behind ancient stone spirals in southern Peru.

A police dashboard camera captured a large meteor lighting up the night sky in Portland, Maine recently.

The cracks on Pluto's moon Charon have perplexed scientists since their discovery. Theories have abounded but a new paper may have solved the mystery for good.

After difficulties with the first attempt to expand a new room on the International Space Station, NASA had little trouble with Bigelow Aerospace's inflatable module over the Memorial Day weekend.

Thanks to New Horizons, NASA just released the most detailed images of Pluto ever taken. Here's what it looks like.

2016 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. This icy tomb is home to hundreds of thousands of samples that serve as a seed library, which helps preserve seed diversity as genetically-modified species become more prevalent.

In a recent study and for the first time ever, researchers improved the effectiveness of this natural killer by removing their inhibitor protein.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed his plans to send humans to Mars by 2025, years ahead of NASA.

A device approved by the military, designed to stop bleeding, has just saved its first life.