We know that the Earth has an iron core surrounded by a mantle of silicate bedrock and water (oceans) on...
An intense debate surrounding the cosmic rock that killed the dinosaurs has stirred scientists for decades, but a new study...
NASA’s Cold Atom Lab, a first-of-its-kind facility aboard the International Space Station, has taken another step toward revolutionizing how quantum...
Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a Southwest Research Institute-led team has confirmed hydroxyl molecules on the surface...
For decades, the moon’s subtle gravitational pull has posed a vexing challenge—atomic clocks on its surface would tick faster than...
Mars and Jupiter are cozying up in the night sky for their closest rendezvous this decade. They’ll be so close...
Magnetic fields are everywhere in our solar system. They originate from the sun, planets, and moons, and are carried throughout...
ESA’s star-surveying Gaia mission has again proven to be a formidable asteroid explorer, spotting potential moons around more than 350...
The dark areas in this image of the Carina Nebula are molecular clouds. NASA, ESA, N. Smith (U. California, Berkeley)...
China achieved a historic feat by bringing back the first-ever sample from the lunar far side in June 2024. It’s...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to...
The formation of Earth’s continents billions of years ago set the stage for life to thrive. But scientists disagree over...
