NASA is inviting the public to take part in 36 “citizen science” projects that let volunteers contribute to real scientific ...

For decades, Saturn’s upper atmosphere has been one of the solar system’s great enigmas. Even the Cassini spacecraft, which ...

A new study rules out the existence of global oceans of water on Neptune-like planets such as K2-18b, finding their water ...

Some countries’ leaders are watching rising seas threaten to swallow their homes. Others are watching their citizens die in floods, hurricanes and heat waves, all exacerbated ...

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

The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College will open this fall for public viewing on Thursday evenings, 7:30-9:30 pm, weather permitting. You can follow activities on Instagram@keebleobservatory ...

The methane gas may constitute a rarefied atmosphere, or it may come from erupting plumes on Makemake’s surface.

Beyond its obvious beauty, Morris Arboretum serves as an important center for botanical research and conservation efforts. As ...

The Morris Arboretum & Gardens of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia is exactly that kind of magical discovery – a 92-acre wonderland where reality seems enhanced, colors appear more vivid ...

NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, Gemini North telescope and NASA Infrared Telescope Facility observations of Neptune and ...

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have discovered two new exoplanets around a young ...