The transition from simple chemistry to the complex biology of molecules that gave rise to life is a puzzle that scientists have been trying to solve for ages.

A sampling of aging Sun-like stars demonstrates that they likely eat their closest planets.

The Voyager Golden Records, containing a time capsule of sounds, images, music and messages from Earth, were attached to NASA’s Voyager 1…

A rare in-orbit malfunction involving a SpaceX Starlink satellite has drawn fresh attention to space safety risks at a time when Elon Musk's company...

The "morning star" is bright because of several factors, including having an atmosphere filled with sulfuric acid.

Scientists in China uncover crystal-filled dinosaur eggs, revealing a glittering twist in prehistoric life and evolution.

Mars at sunset reveals dozens of razor-thin atmospheric layers in stunning detail, helping scientists map dust and ice patterns.

The Moon has no real atmosphere, but Earth has, in a sense, been generously trying to share its own for billions of years.

A fungus that evolved at Chernobyl and is now grown on the ISS, Cladosporium sphaerospermum, slightly reduced radiation levels.

A 476,000-year-old wooden structure uncovered in Zambia predates Homo sapiens by centuries, showcasing ancient construction skills.

Fossil egg found in Antarctica suggests marine reptiles laid eggs, challenging previous beliefs about ancient life.

Physicists at NASA and Princeton generate electricity from the Earth's rotation: could wind energy be our energy source of the future?

It’s just one footprint, but it’s older than any other ever found in the Americas. Scientists spent nearly a decade studying it, and what they discovered changes the game.

Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in dark forest undergrowth. Scientists surveying rare populations across East Asian islands uncovered how its cellular machinery shrank bu…

For years, scientists thought Saturn’s moon Titan hid a global ocean beneath its frozen surface. A new look at Cassini data now suggests something very different: a thick, slushy interior with pockets of liquid water rather than an open sea. A subtle delay in…

This ancient lake was bigger than the mediterranean, and then it vanished!

Climate shocks from volcanic eruptions may have played a key role in triggering the Black Death plague by disrupting harvests.

Researchers attempted to quantify the risk of a catastrophic collision in orbit by coming up with an alarming new metric.

East Africa may look very different in five to ten million years.

What if Earth’s days had once been nearly five hours shorter—and stayed that way for a billion years?

That would be the dream.

It began as an ordinary deep-sea expedition off the coast of Vancouver Island, but what scientists found below the waves was anything but ordinary. In the…

A spacecraft just captured strange magnetic ‘tadpoles’ falling into the Sun, what they reveal changes everything.

An exoplanet located 750 light years from Earth has an atmosphere unlike anything previously known.

In the best possible news for people who like pizza, researchers report that high-fat cheese may protect brain health and reduce dementia risk. Ancient hunter-gatherer DNA could explain why some people live 100 years or more. And one philosopher believes that…