Stars have long inspired curiosity among observers, but our understanding of their birth and the creation of planets around ...

The thousands of satellites operated by companies from Starlink to Telesat will eventually burn up in the atmosphere when ...

The prebiotic Earth was a harsh and unstable environment, characterized by intense heat, active volcanoes and little ...

New research has revealed that a massive meteorite struck northwestern Scotland about 200 million years later than previously thought, in a discovery that not only rewrites Scotland's geological ...

Scientists drilled the deepest core yet, reaching near Earth's mantle, uncovering unique geological samples and offering new ...

The real world analog of "Common Side Effects" underscores the loss of biodiversity before we even know what's gone ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

Space exploration missions have revealed that polar vortices aren’t uncommon beyond Earth. They’ve been observed throughout ...

Here’s the latest dirt on Mars. NASA’s trusty Curiosity rover, which has been exploring the so-called red planet for years, just unearthed something huge — a stash of carbon-rich carbonate minerals ...

Back on Earth, the jungle needed a new brand and a new name, which is when most of us heard about the rainforest for the ...

Earth’s history is filled with incredible milestones, and the emergence of the first animals is one of the most captivating.

On Earth, DMS and DMDS are only produced by life, primarily microbial life such as marine phytoplankton – suggesting a similar form of life on the distant planet. In fact, scientists have been ...