The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array has detected methanol isotopes around a nearby star, which could help explain why the ingredients for life are present on Earth.

Identifying the formation period of planetary systems, such as our solar system, could be the beginning of the journey to discover the origin of life. The key to this is the unique substructures found in protoplanetary disks—the sites of planet formation.

This year's shortest day—Earth's fastest single rotation—will likely fall on July 9, July 22, or August 5.

If the asteroid that crashed into Earth 66 million years ago had not destroyed the dinosaurs, life would have been different.

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 China’s Mengzhou spacecraft successfully completed a crucial crew capsule escape test, marking a significant milestone in astronaut safety. 🌕 The test sets the stage for China’s ambitious plan to achieve its first crewed lunar landing before…

Inhabiting Mars has long been a futuristic fantasy fueled by science fiction. However, successful landings over the past half-century have made this seemingly far-fetched idea increasingly plausible.

Earth’s innards are rumbling, and it’s not indigestion.

"This is a unique opportunity to learn how the universe's first light emerged from the darkness."

“This partial success reflects both ambition and the inherent risks of innovation.”…

A rare blood-red squid has been filmed for the first time, revealing an elusive creature from the depths of the Antarctic Ocean. Scientists have captured stunning footage of this mysterious species never before seen in its natural habitat.

The current whereabouts of the human remains and space cannabis is unknown.

An absolutely gigantic comet is currently barreling into the inner Solar System at full steam.

For over 100 years, two theories have shaped our understanding of the universe: quantum mechanics and Einstein’s general relativity.

Mercury doesn't give up its secrets easily. The smallest planet in our Solar System is also one of the most extreme, a sun-scorched, metal-rich world with a puzzling magnetic field and lavas unlike anything found on Earth. Now, groundbreaking laboratory exper…

A team of scientists is proposing a bold alternative to the Big Bang theory, suggesting that our universe may have instead formed inside a colossal black...

The final image captured by the recently decommissioned Landsat 7 satellite shows how "Sin City" has nearly doubled in size during the iconic spacecraft's 25-year lifespan.

Birds have evolved a unique tolerance for sour foods by rewiring a key taste receptor, reshaping their diets and ecosystems.

A Texas firm’s 25th memorial spaceflight saw symbolic samples of cremated remains from aerospace workers, a grocery store employee and dozens of other

Northern lights may be visible in U.S. states this week, with aurora displays due to a geomagnetic storm, according to space weather experts at NOAA.

Griffin Lau and his brother celebrated their late father, Curtis Lau, a fan of space travel, in a special tribute by sending his ashes on a short trip to Earth's orbit on a rocket that launched Monday from California, but an anomaly on reentry led to the loss…

If a huge asteroid smashes into the Moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming towards Earth that would threaten satellites and create a spectacular meteor shower, according to researchers.

Altering chemical modifications of DNA lets the DNA from two sperm make a mouse.

New research reveals that the brain may be learning even during unstructured, aimless exploration. By recording activity in tens of thousands of neurons, scientists found that the visual cortex builds internal models of the environment, preparing the brain fo…

A team of astronomers say they've gleaned the mysterious structures of our galaxy's supermassive black hole by training an AI model. But a pretty big name on...

The versatile cannabis plant could, some scientists think, one day be useful for lunar and Martian colonists. For now, researchers will subject its seeds to radiation in orbit and see what happens.