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The Mars Sample Return mission is an effort to bring samples of Martian rocks and soil back to Earth, where they can be investigated in unprecedented detail.
This suggests that the planet's interior is still churning away.
It could be a momentous breakthrough for a country without space exploration history.
Shorter wash cycles and cold water can reduce the amount of microfibers that end up in the ocean by 30%.
The halo surrounding the Milky Way may be much hotter than originally thought.
Australia has always been home to some weird looking creatures. Now, one of the strangest dinosaurs has also been discovered Down Under.
Deep-water probes now record fewer decibels of noise as the coronavirus has put a halt on maritime traffic.
The story of the most prolific space telescope in history.
A citizen science project that aims to help the world's corals.
It's good news for sufferers of epilepsy -- though novel treatments are still a while away.
Nature hates a vaccuum -- so why do we have one?
It was so big it punched a hole in space the size of 15 Milky Ways.
“Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie
A major breakthrough could be coming to rocket engines.
Previous estimates failed to account for affluence because the rich waste much more food than the poor.
What's a good way to baffle astronomers? Send a 14 millisecond gravitational wave signal. At least that's what the Universe did.
The exoplanet orbits a star in the habitable zone and may be covered in oceans.
Scientists sent extraordinarily muscular mice to the International Space Station to study how microgravity affects muscles and bones.
As Hippocrates once said “People think that epilepsy is divine simply because they don’t have any idea what causes epilepsy. But I believe that someday we will understand what causes epilepsy, and at that moment, we will cease to believe that it’s divine.” Four of the hardest words to process are “you’ve had a seizure.” […]
The underground nuclear test was 17 times more powerful than the bomb dropped by the US over Hiroshima at the end of WWII.
We could learn a thing or two from sharks about fighting microbial infections.
A new study describes a technique that could be used to find wormholes.
These findings will have unprecedented implications for the next space mission to Titan.
This new system should, in theory, be effective against multiple cancer types, including those currently resistant to immunotherapy.
Researchers want to approach cancer like an infectious disease.
The livable habitat was prevalent for two to three billion years until rudely interrupted by a mysterious event.
Almost three billion birds have disappeared across all habitats, including backyard birds.
Weakened hurd immunity makes even vaccinated people vulnerable to mumps.
Jupiter's frigid but water-rich moon might be getting a close-up view.
It's a dark matter study. Of course, it's weird.
This is amazing -- and a bit scary.
A new dinosaur species was hiding in plain sight.
Adding soybean to your diet might help stave off some of the harmful side-effects of smoking cannabis.
Too clean is not necessarily a good thing.
Finally, the Orion capsule is now complete and ready for tests involving humans slated in 2023.
The 5,000-year-old structures have baffled historians for centuries. However, it looks like one piece of the puzzle might have come together.
For the last 60 years, humans have been sending all sorts of spacecraft to the Red Planet -- here's a rundown.
It was the most difficult launch the company has ever undertaken.
Poor posture may be causing people to grow a short protuberance from the back of the skull.
Yet another testament to how smart and socially advanced dolphins are.
Interstellar travel requires some impossible physics.
It seems there was a connection between tides and earthquakes after all.
Bacteria causing gingivitis can migrate from the gums to the brain, causing Alzheimer's disease.
Comets seem to release molecular oxygen all the time -- and some scientists have recreated the process on Earth.
Each coral species has a distinct microbial population, researchers found.
Since March 10, 2006, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been continuously looping the Red Planet, collecting daily science about the its surface and atmosphere. On May 15, over 13 years after its first trip around, the MRO made its 60,000th orbit. On average, it takes just 112 minutes for the satellite to round the […]
The Mars InSight lander has sensed a quake within the planet.
The king of the seas has something to be afraid of.
Researchers had hoped that at least 300 of them would be the size of our home planet. Well, they found one.
Honestly, it's like SpaceX is showing off.
