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 ...

Several well-known meteorite discoveries are still a mystery. Avi Loeb’s interpretation of some meteorite debris possibly being of alien origin is controversial, because peer‑reviewed analyses point ...

Astronomers have discovered a tiny, ghostly galaxy in a remote corner of the universe, likely a cosmic castaway flung from ...

A lookout point in the foothills of Mount Sharp, a 3-mile-high mountain, allowed the rover to see all the way across Gale Crater 's floor. Near the center of the image is Peace Vallis, an ancient ...

Hidden beneath the rolling hills of southwestern Pennsylvania lies a secret world that too few travelers ever discover—Laurel Caverns, a magnificent underground labyrinth that deserves a spot on every ...

A new study has revealed that life not only survives catastrophic meteorite impacts but can actually thrive in the craters ...

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

“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 ...