The findings, described in the journal Nature, push back the earliest known date for controlled fire-making by roughly ...

It may still be a few years off, but California State University, Northridge biology professor Rachel Mackelprang is part of ...

A study led by NYU Abu Dhabi’s Space Exploration Laboratory found underground water that turned sand dunes into solid rock, ...

The mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may be seeding the worlds of this solar system with the early stages of life, new ...

An unusual new rock collection discovered by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover suggests the Red Planet's ancient past was wet ...

They look like a dish of lentils, or a mass of spider eggs on a leaf. But whatever they are, these tiny little brown blobs, newly-found on the surface of Mars, have left scientists baffled. New images ...

A major new study lays out plans for crewed missions to Mars, with the search for extraterrestrial life being a top priority ...

As humanity prepares to take its first steps on Mars, a comprehensive report released by the National Academies of Sciences, ...

A NASA rover that launched from Florida detected electrical sparks igniting within small dusty tornadoes whirling on Mars' ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones, marking the start of a new era of ...

Meteorites are like a time machine and spacecraft all in one. Discover how our scientists use rare specimens in the meteorite ...