Scientists continue to mine data gathered by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, retired in 2018, and continue to turn up ...

Othmar Schmiderer wanted to avoid "fear-mongering or finger-wagging" but sees a "possible colonization of distant planets as ...

Earth’s atmosphere is slowly leaking into space, and new research shows some of it reaches the Moon, where it may be ...

It was long thought, up until recently, that asteroids and comets delivered Earth's oceans during the very early Solar System ...

BepiColombo is slowly uncovering more and more fun facts about Mercury as it continues its preliminary mission. One of the ...

Scientists have long relied on tree rings to learn about ancient solar storms—rare bursts of high-energy particles from the sun that can disrupt ...

New research suggests Earth’s water came from sources other than meteorites, challenging long-standing theories on planetary ...

A letter published by the National Science Foundation asks for ideas to dismantle the research hub. Scientists are responding ...

New research shows ancient tropical oceans once held more oxygen than cooler regions, reshaping where early life could survive and evolve.

In a typical summertime thunderstorm, warm, moist air rises rapidly into the atmosphere, where it hardens into ice crystals, ...

NASA’s Kepler data reveals HD 137010 b, a cold, Earth-sized candidate. Though freezing cold, it offers valuable insights into planetary formation and life’s potential elsewhere.

The images were captured by the Infrared Sounder (IRS) flying aboard Meteosat Third Generation Sounder-1 (MTG-S1), the first ...