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

The air carries that distinctive bowling alley perfume – a complex bouquet of lane oil, shoe deodorizer, hot french fries, and nostalgia. Scientists should bottle this scent for therapeutic purposes.

ESA's Hera spacecraft for planetary defense performs a flyby of Mars. The gravity of the red planet shifts the spacecraft's trajectory towards the Didymos binary asteroid system, shortening its trip ...