Tiny grains collected from the asteroid Ryugu have given scientists a new window into the magnetic forces that shaped the outer solar system over 4.6 billion years ago. By analyzing these ancient ...

These gases — composed of carbon, hydrogen, and a halogen, like chlorine — are mostly made by bacteria, algae, fungi, and ...

With the occasional nod to his greatest achievements, his exploration of the cosmos is at times a challenging, daunting ...

Potential cuts of up to 50 per cent of NASA's science budget could mean cancelling missions including the Hubble Space Telescope and the Voyager probes ...

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Alyssa Rhoden, Principal Scientist at Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, to episode ...

Floating around at the edge of the Solar System are leftovers from its formation. This is the Kuiper Belt, which is composed ...

UC Riverside scientists identify a new way to detect life in outer space with currently existing telescopes. The method ...

Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...

The evidence is mounting that vast changes are not only possible, but increasingly likely as the Earth warms. But how close ...

Astronomers are ready to search for the fingerprints of life in faraway planetary atmospheres. But first, they need to know ...

If venusian clouds contain life, it will be very different than what we know. But terrestrial analogs might still give us ...

As humans, we’re curious about how we got here. When we look out at the night sky, we see stars and planets, even galaxies.