Mars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an ...

By Alison VerbeckMars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an energetic and ...

Tree bark has a total surface area similar to all of the land area on Earth. It is home to a wide range of microbial species ...

Now, a new Nature study points to an answer by catching four planets at a stage most systems never show us: The awkward, ...

The world’s oceans are becoming dangerously acidic. A controversial proposal would raise the pH — by mixing chemicals into ...

The launch window for a small satellite developed in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) opened this week at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County.

From January 17 to February 10, 2026, Venus settles into Aquarius and is here to shake up (kindly!) your romantic, ...

NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) discovered an unknown phenomenon from the International Space Station, 55 miles ...

That’s the case for Reid Stefancik, 11, of Rural Valley, who along with his elder sister, Raegan, 14, are set to take part in the “Send Your Name with Artemis II” program, an initiative currently ...

Spencer Axani, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is the inventor of CosmicWatch, a portable, low-cost particle detector that tracks muons, invisible particles that ...

A new study reveals that tiny fragments of Earth's atmosphere are transported to and absorbed by the moon via gusts of solar ...

Around our planet, a cloud of metallic fragments is gradually thickening. This orbital cloud, formed from millions of debris ...