Federal science funding is already vital to research and innovation in Tennessee, but it also powers so much more.

The sudden appearance of an object hurtling through our Solar System that didn't belong here instantly set the astronomical ...

The first private space science satellite set to study the effect of flares from stars has been launched into space and is ...

Reporting from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Ministerial Council for 2025, held in Bremen last week, IFLScience reveals how ESA is stepping up and doubling down on its commitment to monitoring our ...

Supermoons happen a few times a year in clusters, and Thursday night’s event is the last of three in a row in 2025.

Scientists have detected tiny lightning bolts on Mars for the first time — they were found discharging around NASA's ...

Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's ...

NASA has drafted its Mars rover Perseverance to help monitor the sun’s activity. Every day for the next two months, the rover ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the evolutionary history of kissing, how moss spores fare in space, and new clues about the collision that created the moon.

An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for the first time, giving scientists clues to the origin of life on Earth.

The new space station crew includes American Chris Williams, who holds a Ph.D. in astronomy and is a board-certified medical ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has recorded the first evidence of electrical activity on Mars that a scientist described as "mini ...