A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth.

Unpopulated and in the middle of nowhere, Point Nemo is starting to have a history. This article appears in the November 2024 ...

Then a camouflaged speaker that scientists had placed nearby started to play. First came a recorded honk from an unpartnered ...

As the civil-rights era receded, his personal heroism loomed larger. But movement politics didn’t easily translate into party ...

The sight of a fireball streaking across the sky brings wonder and excitement to children and adults alike. It's a reminder ...

The Hera spacecraft successfully launched toward the asteroids Didymos and Dimorphos on Oct. 7, meant to follow up on NASA's ...

A new exoplanet, about 1.9 times the mass of Earth, has been discovered around a white dwarf star, according to ScienceAlert. This extraordinary discovery throws light on the possible fate of our ...

A comet not seen for more than 80,000 years will be visible from Earth, potentially during two separate time periods over the next month. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, also known as Comet A3 ...

Scientists have finally uncovered the secrets of Arthropleura, a colossal, millipede-like creature that roamed Earth 340 million years ago. This ancient arthropod's enormous size and mysterious ...

Predicting what Earth will look like in 1000 years could help researchers find signs of life on other planets.

The Copernicus Sentinel Expansion Missions are a major leap forward in Europe's Earth observation capabilities. With the United Kingdom's re-entry to the EU's Copernicus program, funding has been ...