An X2 class solar flare hit Earth last night, with more flares and a coronal mass ejection likely on the way. Modern humans ...

These monster objects, known as Giant Radio Quasars, are part of a clutch of 369 radio quasars recently discovered by Indian ...

Earth may have a moon today because a nearby neighbor once crashed into us, a new analysis of Apollo samples and terrestrial ...

Scientists have observed cryovolcanoes erupting on comet 3I/ATLAS — giving us a new clue about what's inside it.

Ask someone on Earth for the time and they can give you an exact answer, thanks to our planet's intricate timekeeping system, ...

Still, science being science, we needed proof—and we got it in 1992, when two astronomers found two planets orbiting a pulsar ...

The picture-perfect launch of twin Escapade orbiters bound for Mars presages a fantastical new age in exploring the planets, ...

Apollo samples provide evidence: Researchers analyzed Moon rocks brought back by the Apollo missions and, for the first time, ...

A new solar device converts salt water into drinking water without the need for external energy, offering fast and stable desalination.

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

Tryptophan, an essential amino acid, has been discovered on asteroid Bennu, suggesting that asteroids may have delivered ...

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.