With the combined power of NASA's Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes as well as a cosmic magnification effect, a team of astronomers led by Wei Zheng of The Johns Hopkins University has spotted what could be the most distant galaxy ever detected.
U.S. President Barack Obama says whoever occupies the White House represents the entire country – a rebuttal of his Republican challenger's recent characterization that nearly half of U.S. voters are "victims" dependent on the government.
France plans to close its embassies, consulates, cultural centers and schools in 20 countries Friday as a precautionary measure after a French satirical magazine published cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad.
ILWACO, Wash. — The Columbia River entrance, located on the Pacific Coast on the border of Oregon and Washington State, is widely known as one of the most dangerous river bars in the world. The area is often referred to as “The Graveyard of the Pacific†due to all the shipwrecks and lives lost there.