The picture-perfect launch of twin Escapade orbiters bound for Mars presages a fantastical new age in exploring the planets, ...

European astronomers report the discovery of a second alien world in the TOI-1422 planetary system located some 500 light ...

Lightning has been seen on other planets in the solar system, in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn. Because Mars is cold ...

A newly identified tectonic "regime" may rewrite our understanding of how rocky worlds evolve, scientists report in a new ...

In 1995, a pair of scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system orbiting a solar-type star. Since that ...

This new understanding comes from a study by a team led by Rutgers University geodynamicist Yoshinori Miyazaki. The research ...

Antarctica has long been treated as a frozen constant, a white backdrop to the planet’s climate drama rather than its main ...

A clear look at the discovery of 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, how scientists track them, and the missions working to keep our ...

An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for the first time, giving scientists clues to the origin of life on Earth.

NASA's Perseverance rover has detected 'mini-lightning' on Mars for the first time, capturing faint crackles from dust-driven ...

A new study shows that thanks to cheaper DNA testing, we've reclassified more mammal species and have more biodiversity.