NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu and scientists got to dive into a tale ...

A new paper released today documents the first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples collected by NASA for return ...

It’s an ability linked to their use of visual landmarks, the Earth’s magnetic fields and even olfactory cues—a combination of biological adaptations that makes them unparalleled navigators.

Scientists have created the first-ever 3D maps of star-forming molecular clouds near the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...

Taylor Swift is feeling so high school (musical). The pop star sent fans reeling when she arrived on the Grammys 2025 red carpet in a glittering scarlet Vivienne Westwood minidress and a delicate ...

The whole world used to be joined in one supercontinent called Pangaea. The Earth's hard outer layer (where we live) is called the crust. It is made up of large slabs called tectonic plates.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a belching protostar in its infancy. By studying the dust grains whirling around ...

One photographer put the age of starlight into perspective with stunning projections on some of Earth's oldest rock ...

Scientists are not only searching for these distant worlds but also studying their characteristics to see if life could exist beyond Earth. One of the latest discoveries, HD 20794 d, is a type of ...

On a global scale, the eruption cools the Earth’s climate by blocking sunlight with thick layers of ash and sulfur dioxide. This cooling effect, sometimes called a “volcanic winter,” can lead to ...

Like most of us, Earth has a lot going on under the surface - even in what may have once seemed to be its most unassuming layer. The mantle, a zone between our planet's thin crust and the molten core, ...

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