A team of researchers with a variety of backgrounds and affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.S. has taken a realistic approach to looking at the question of whether Mars could be terraformed. In their paper published in the journal Nature Astronomy,…

: Diagnosing a borkage from a million miles away

New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life to persist on the icy moons of the outer solar system.

“Soooooo much going on in this picture.”…

Astronomers from the Yunnan University in China and other institutions have carried out photometric and spectroscopic observations of a recently detected supernova designated SN 2024aecx. Results of the observational campaign, published May 26 on the arXiv pr…

At some point, RNA must have replicated itself before the evolutionary arrival of DNA and proteins, and now we might know how.

Beneath the Pacific Ocean lies a hidden mystery that challenges what we know about Earth's interior. Scientists have detected unusual seismic patterns that don’t fit established models.

Walnut consumption modifies the fecal microbiota and metabolome, improves insulin response and reduces gut permeability in adults with obesity.

An asteroid bigger than the Golden Gate Bridge, 2008 DG5, will safely pass Earth on June 5, 2025, posing no threat despite its size.

"Everything we have ever designed to go into space has been one mission, one life. It's sort of crazy."

Scientists say a new planetarium show about the Milky Way has helped them unlock one of the solar system’s many secrets. Experts at the American Museum of Natural History in New York were fine-tuning a scene about the Oort Cloud that's far beyond Pluto. Scien…

Researchers estimate that MoM z14 was created 280 million years after the Big Bang, 10 million years earlier than the previous most primitive galaxy recorded.

"This will be a treasure trove of stellar population studies for the years to come."

New research shows 8,000-pound sloths once dug caves, adapted to oceans, and roamed widely—until climate and humans brought their downfall.

For decades it was thought that water was prevalent in the outer reaches of the Solar System early in its history, with comets and asteroids delivering moisture to Earth and the inner planets during the Late Heavy Bombardment period around 4 billion years ago.

If you live on this planet Earth, odds are good that you've experienced a lightning storm in your life: a wild, crashing affair, with forks of light that split the sky, accompanied by the bone-rattling roar of thunder.

WWDC is less than a week away, and as we ramp up to the big announcement, we're going to share details on what we know about each operating...

The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous volcanoes in the Cascades. But it is far from the only volcano in the range.

South Korea’s state-backed Institute for Basic Science has ordered the first of five cubesats to study Venus from LEO starting next year, bolstering sustained planetary research as flagship missions face budget uncertainty.

The search for life beyond Earth is a key driver of modern astronomy and planetary science. The U.S. is building multiple major telescopes and planetary probes to advance this search. However, the signs of life—called biosignatures—that scientists may find wi…

A fossilized stomach stone dating back 150 million years has been found on England’s Jurassic Coast, offering a rare glimpse into the digestive habits of ancient marine reptiles.

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Dazzling night sky phenomenon caught on camera.