New simulations suggest Earthlike planets may be much more typical than previously thought whereas water worlds may not.

LIGO observatory near Richland confirmed Einstein’s theory of relativity, it also has proven one of Hawking’s theorems.

Normally when a medium-size star dies, it blasts away the bulk of material in its system. The Hubble discovery was surprising ...

TRAPPIST-1e shows no signs of its first atmosphere, but hints of a secondary one remain. Liquid water could still be possible ...

NASA scientists say a rock sample collected by the Perseverance rover in Jezero Crater may contain the strongest signs yet of ...

Potentially the largest known source of niobium discovered in central Australia formed 830 million years ago, and we can ...

The formation of the island is a concern to experts, highlighting the broader issue of glacier retreat caused by climate change.

Astronomers are uncovering the earliest stages of planet formation with the help of technologies like the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Recent findings from the Butterfly Nebula, 3,400 ...

"The complexity of the exo-Neptunian landscape provides offers a unique window onto the processes involved in the formation ...

About a century before Glacier Bay became a national park, conservationist John Muir visited the landform now called Russell ...

“This very well could be the clearest sign of life that we’ve ever found on Mars, which is incredibly exciting,” Acting NASA ...

There is much less water on the surfaces of distant planets outside our solar system than previously thought. These ...