The solar system may be moving through space three times faster than expected. The location of the outer edge of...

Pluto is the largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System. It was previously considered the ninth and farthest planet...

The primary objective of the SMAP mission is to assess the moisture content of the surface soil layer and its...

Stars have been observed crawling along the outskirts of the Milky Way more slowly than expected—a slow motion that scientists...

Deep space exploration requires a paradigm shift in astronaut medical support toward Earth-independent medical operations. Currently, astronauts rely on real-time...

When the current solar cycle began in late 2019, experts from the Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), which includes scientists...

Mercury and plastic from rivers and lakes can not only harm local ecosystems but also pose a danger to humans,...

Charon is a medium-sized body, approximately 750 miles (1,207 kilometers) wide, located in the Kuiper Belt—a ring of icy debris,...

The findings suggest that water may not be a rare cosmic coincidence, but rather an inevitable consequence of planet formation,...

Before Curiosity's landing 13 years ago, the science team observed all the geological wonders scattered across the slopes of Mount...

The end of 2025 was marked by the appearance of a solar spot directly facing Earth, similar in parameters to...

NASA's new Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Mission (IMAP) was launched on September 23, 2025. Its goal is to study the...

For nearly a decade, astronomers have been scouring the outer reaches of the solar system for signs of a hypothetical...

Many scientists are searching for extraterrestrial life on planets with conditions similar to Earth. For example, a habitable planet would...

The dark blocks that occasionally appear in the rover's path are called floating rocks, and the team is looking higher...

As extreme weather events become more frequent around the world due to climate change, the need for further research into...

According to a new UN-supported report, some of the most severe and devastating droughts in human history have occurred since...

Countries are doing the right thing by continuing to ban chemicals called CFCs and HCFCs, which deplete the ozone layer...

An oceanographer has warned of a possible rise in global sea levels of up to 1.3 meters by 2100. According...

In October 2025, Mexico experienced one of the worst floods in recent memory. Within days, 41 people died, hundreds of...

Initial estimates placed the comet's diameter at about 11 kilometers (7 miles). However, subsequent data from the Hubble Space Telescope...

The rover is searching for evidence that ancient Mars had the conditions necessary for microbial life, if such life existed...

Nutrition has been crucial in every era of exploration on Earth, from the days when scurvy plagued sailors to the...

Three new species of pond snails, new species of deep-sea snails, a new giant sea bug called "Darth Vader," a...

Scientists will be able to understand the nature of most diseases within three to five years using artificial intelligence and...

Even intense physical activity by astronauts cannot compensate for the muscle atrophy caused by microgravity. This atrophy occurs, in part,...

Astronauts arriving and returning from space stations carry trillions of microscopic organisms with them. For example, new species of space-adapted...

Giant filaments crisscross the universe, connecting galaxy clusters like superhighways between cities. Their shape and structure contain vital information about...

The development of artificial intelligence is accelerating: some scientists predict that within the next few years, machines will become smarter...

An enhancement to an existing AI-powered brain decoder can translate human thoughts into text without hours of training. Scientists have...

Tiny black holes that formed seconds after the birth of the universe may be around longer than expected, leading researchers...

The standard view of cosmic evolution may be challenged by the discovery of a huge galaxy that appears to lack...

An Einstein ring is an extremely rare type of gravitationally lensed object, first predicted by Albert Einstein's theory of relativity....

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the largest and most powerful space telescope in existence. NASA's infrared space observatory...

Europa is one of the most interesting moons in the solar system, it is one of the Galilean moons of...

New data from the agency’s Jupiter orbiter shed light on the fierce winds and cyclones of the gas giant’s northern...