The question of whether Mars ever supported life has captivated the imagination of scientists and the public for decades. Central...
Up to 60% of near-Earth objects could be dark comets, mysterious asteroids that orbit the sun in our solar system...
Increasing the understanding of early life on Earth could shape the search for life on other planets
Despite decades of research, there’s still much scholars don’t understand about life’s beginnings and early evolution. A UC Riverside paper...
Auroras have inspired myths and portents for millennia—but only now, with modern technology dependent on electricity, are we appreciating their...
Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket blasted off for the first time smoothly on Tuesday, carrying with it the continent’s hopes...
Age data for certain classes of meteorite have made it possible to gain new findings on the origin of small...
An exoplanet infamous for its deadly weather has been hiding another bizarre feature—it reeks of rotten eggs, according to a...
Neutron stars are extreme and mysterious objects that astrophysicists cannot see inside. With a radius of around 12 kilometers, they...
A team of astronomers has identified a temperate exoplanet as a promising super-Earth ice or water world. The findings, led...
by Brian P. D. Hannon The crew of a NASA mission to Mars emerged from their craft after a yearlong...
A mysterious remnant from a rare type of supernova recorded in 1181 has been explained for the first time. Two...
This new picture of the month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features the gravitational lensing of the quasar...
