The rise of AI scientists, missions to explore the moons of Earth and Mars and a massive ocean-floor drill are among the developments set to shape research in 2026.
Sunday marks the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, signaling the start of astronomical winter ...
Once upon a time, Earth was a hot planet with magma flowing in one vast ocean. When our home was born 4.6 billion years ago, space was not the kindest place. The chaotic environment and the constant ...
Sunday is the shortest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical winter. It’s ...
The Hubble Space Telescope and the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer have captured fresh images of an interstellar comet as the ...
Just yesterday (Dec. 15), the Green River levee was breached, raising the specter of flash flooding in Tukwila, south of ...
On December 19, avid skywatchers can catch a glimpse of the mysterious visitor through powerful binoculars or a telescope ...
The mystifying 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet is blazing toward Earth and will soon come as close to our planet as it ever will.
Oceans hiding within the crusts of distant moons are tantalizing targets for scientists looking for life beyond Earth ...
The discovery marks a significant moment for a theory that was once dismissed as fringe science but is now gaining serious scientific traction. Panspermia is far from a modern invention. The concept ...
A mysterious cloud of ultra-hot dust around Kappa Tucanae A may finally have an explanation: a hidden companion star. The ...
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been flying our the red planet for the last 20 years, beaming back images of its ...