Lichens have survived Martian conditions in an unprecedented scientific experiment. This discovery opens new perspectives on ...

NASA has discovered a new world, named Gliese 12 b. It is roughly the size of Earth, lies in the habitable zone, and orbits every 12.8 days.

One thing geology teaches us about is the existence of another monumental event in the history of Earth, 2.4 billion years ...

Laika was a three-year-old mixed terrier who was taken from the streets of Russia and thrust into a rocket in the name of ...

Scientists have made a leap in genetic engineering by pushing elephant cells into an embryonic-like state. This marks a major step toward recreating traits of the extinct woolly mammoth, offering new ...

The list of countries to achieve their own successful orbital space launch is a short one, almost as small as the exclusive ...

While trying to determine if it could use the entire Earth's atmosphere as a massive sensor, DARPA made a highly unusual ...

In the rover's latest video, the life of the slighter dust devil is abruptly cut short by a superior twister. But one probably didn't outlive the other by much, Lemmon said. Martian dust devils only ...

Two major meteor showers will appear across New Jersey skies in April and May — the Lyrids and the Eta Aquariids. According ...

The model tracks the oxygen "turnover" — how much oxygen is produced and consumed — in inland waters since 1900. The ...

The sounding rockets released vapor tracers and pressure sensors at different altitudes across central and northern Alaska ...

A relentless storm is unleashing floods and tornadoes. Here's how a warmer atmosphere and a simmering Gulf of Mexico may be ...