From the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon to the caves of Carlsbad Caverns and the giant sequoias of Yosemite, did you know researchers use NASA satellite data in Nat...

A bright, yellowish spot in the morning sky is actually Mercury making a rare daytime appearance. Here's how to see it at its highest and brightest this week.

NASA's SPHEREx space telescope has been tucked inside a custom-built chamber on and off for the past two months undergoing tests to prepare it for its two-year mission in space. SPHEREx, which stands for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the universe, Epo…

Whats the source of CO2 on Jupiters moon Europa? Scientists finally have answers

In 2013, a deep-sea survey of a submarine ridge to the east of New Zealand uncovered a series of imprints on the seafloor shaped a little like horseshoes. Barring the possibility of undetected deep-sea stallions, there are no hooves in the ocean. The marks le…

One writer changed her fitness routine to only Pilates and walking for a month. Here are her results, including a stronger core and more consistency.

Researchers have developed a new 2D material named "molybdenene." Composed of a single atomic layer of molybdenum atoms, this material stands out due to its metallic nature. Two-dimensional materials like graphene show fascinating properties such as supercond…

A psychological phenomenon where people see meaningful forms in random patterns, such as seeing faces in clouds, may have stimulated early humans to make cave art.

Scientists believe rare pink diamonds were formed when an ancient supercontinent broke up 1.3 billion years ago.

A warning tonight to beware of fake eclipse glasses that will not protect your eyes. An annular or ring of fire eclipse will be visible from Texas on Saturda...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has successfully passed through a powerful solar explosion near the Sun, making it the first ever spacecraft to do so.

The agency established the board in May 2023 to evaluate the technical, cost, and schedule plans prior to confirmation of the mission’s design.

Jupiter’s moon Europa is one of a handful of worlds in our Solar System that could potentially harbour conditions suitable for life. Previous research has shown that beneath its water-ice crust lies a salty ocean of liquid water with a rocky seafloor. However…

When the spinal cords of mice and humans are partially damaged, the initial paralysis is followed by the extensive, spontaneous recovery of motor function. However, after a complete spinal cord injury, this natural repair of the spinal cord doesn't occur and …

The fossilized skull of a 455-million-year-old fish reveals an anatomy that's completely new to the study of vertebrates, bridging a knowledge gap of 100 million years.

Voice-over by Robert PicardoLearn more at https://www.planetary.org/articles/solar-eclipse-guideAn eclipse is a celestial event that happens when a planet, a...

A ground-based telescope captured a shot of OSIRIS-REx on Sept. 16, eight days before its sample delivery.

In 1960, legendary physicist Freeman Dyson published his seminal paper "Search for Artificial Stellar Sources of Infrared Radiation," wherein he proposed that there could be extraterrestrial civilizations so advanced that they could build megastructures large…

An Independent Review Board (IRB) looked at NASA’s current plans and goals of the first mission to return samples from Mars, and NASA is establishing a team to respond.

The space station is scheduled for retirement by 2030 and must be deorbited safely to prevent it from crashing onto populated areas.

A computer pilot helps NASA's six-wheeled geologist as it searches for rock samples that could be brought to Earth for deeper investigation.

A visualization of simulated data shows how ripples of spacetime might populate the Milky Way.

Astronaut Frank Rubio is set to return to Earth later this month.

The US Air Force declined Varda Space Industries' application to land the re-entry capsule at a Utah training facility.

A new form of agricultural pest control could one day take root—one that treats crop infestations deep under the ground in a targeted manner with less pesticide.