It’s not easy to make sense of quantum-scale motion, but a new mathematical theory developed by scientists at Rice University...
A solar radio burst with a signal pattern, akin to that of a heartbeat, has been pinpointed in the Sun’s...
Scientists researching the origin of elements in our galaxy have new insights into how they are transported to Earth, thanks...
The red streaks crisscrossing the surface of Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, are striking. Scientists suspect it is a frozen...
New astronomical measurements in the infrared range have led to the identification of a heretofore unknown class of asteroids. An...
In our solar system, everything seems to be in order: The smaller rocky planets, such as Venus, Earth or Mars,...
On Feb. 3, an asteroid more than three times as long as it is wide safely flew past Earth at...
Mars is infamous for its intense dust storms, some of which kick up enough dust to be seen by telescopes...
Since the discovery in 1995 of a planet in orbit around a star other than the sun, research in exoplanetology...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to...
New analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite has revealed just how quickly space rocks which fall to Earth can be contaminated...
New images of Saturn from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope herald the start of the planet’s “spoke season” surrounding its equinox,...
