The James Webb Space Telescope captured a colorful portrait of a nearby stellar cradle, revealing a wealth of insights about ...

The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing ...

Crystals hidden in Australia’s oldest rocks have revealed new clues about how Earth and the Moon formed. The study suggests ...

No one ever thought the birth of the Rocky Mountains was a simple process, but we now know it was far more complex than even ...

A recent photo from NASA's Curiosity rover gives an idea of what Mars would look like under skies that resemble our own on ...

Modern cells are complex chemical entities with cytoskeletons, finely regulated internal and external molecules, and genetic material that determines nearly every aspect of their functioning. This ...

New experiments reveal that protein precursors can form naturally in deep space under extreme cold and radiation. Scientists ...

Scientists studying Jurassic rocks in China found that cyclical changes in Earth's orbit affected not only the climate, but ...

Astronomers have discovered a new type of object that is a starless cloud that failed to form as a galaxy. Here's what to ...

The "Cosmic Grapes" galaxy formed just 900 million years after the Big Bang, revealing a never-before-seen structure.

A new study suggests lunar soil contains elements that solar wind transported to the moon from Earth’s atmosphere, solving a long-standing astronomy puzzle.

Earth’s deep interior may hold water equal to today’s oceans, challenging long-held views of how the planet became habitable.