Scientists witness planetary evolution in action as WISPIT 2b emerges within a cosmic nursery hundreds of light-years away.

In a science lab on the fourth floor of UTSA's Multidisciplinary Studies Building, UTSA students engage in meticulous ...

Early Earth lacked life’s essentials until a collision with Theia added them. This chance event made life possible. After the Solar System formed, it took no more than three million years for the ...

Perseverance rover data shows Jezero Crater once held a calm lake, leaving behind mudstones rich in organic-linked minerals.

Perseverance represents more than a machine. It is a proxy extending humanity’s senses across millions of miles to an alien ...

With the discovery of ever more exoplanets—over 6,000 now—scientists, of course, want to know if they are habitable for life.

The Planetary Boundaries are a framework that describes the upper limits of the impacts of human activities on Earth. Ocean ...

Planetary scientist Scott Bolton describes his working life at the helm of NASA’s Jupiter-exploring Juno mission ...

Robotic missions have significantly advanced our understanding of Mars' past climate and geology. Analysis of Martian rocks reveals evidence of past water and potentially organic compounds. A Mars ...

A 2017 satellite photo shows the stark contrast along the boundary between a giant field of golden "star dunes" and a barren ...

Titan’s atmosphere tilts and shifts seasonally. The discovery shapes future exploration. Researchers at the University of Bristol have uncovered unusual behavior in Titan’s atmosphere for the first ...

Strange glass strewn across southern Australia appears to be from a mystery asteroid impact 11 million years ago.