Earth experienced at least two ice-age-like periods in the distant past, and researchers aren’t sure what caused them. Theories include volcanic activity that blocked out the...
Aurora and stars, as seen from the US Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in July 2020 Geoff Chen If you want to get the best possible view...
Florida State University researchers are contributing to the the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements, a project to better understand how the human genome works. Credit: National Institutes...
As Perseverance prepares to launch for Mars, two UNSW PhD students look back on a field trip that gave Indigenous high school students a behind-the-scenes look...
If you want to see the wonders of the universe, the best place on the planet is also one of the most remote -- and one...
The asteroid is currently near Mars and won’t be near Earth for 1 million years.
The brightest comet in a generation is heading back to deep space, but some big meteor showers offer a night sky encore.
Like clockwork, a strange cloud has returned high above the Martian surface. This long, thin cloud was spotted on July 17 and 19 by the Visual...
Air conditioning and other space cooling methods account for about 10% of all electricity consumption in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Now,...
NASA may delay the departure of SpaceX Crew Dragon from the International Space Station, with the fate of the mission as currently planned hinging on a...