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Whether in plants or animals, greenhouse gases or smoke, carbon atoms exist in various compounds as they move through a multitude of pathways within Earth's system. That's why NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosy...

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter took to the Martian skies again on Tuesday (March 21), making its 48th flight above the floor of Jezero Crater.

The new moon glows in the sky above Turkey with the reflected light of Earth shining upon it in gorgeous photos by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.

More than half the solar system's planets will align Monday in a rarely seen spectacle, arcing across a corner of the night sky.

CBS and Paramount Home Entertainment to hold a "Star Trek Trivia Night" on March 24.

By using machine learning and state-of-the-art supernova nucleosynthesis, a team of researchers have found the majority of observed second-generation stars in the universe were enriched by multiple supernovae. Their find...

New research investigates how relativistic jets from a supermassive black hole has been shaping the Teacup Galaxy, giving it its iconic handle.

Sultan Al Neyadi, who flew to space March 2 as part of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission, may not fast on the International Space Station under an exception for travelers.

The first set of larger second-generation Starlink satellites is experiencing problems that could require SpaceX to deorbit at least some of them. The post SpaceX experiencing problems with first upgraded Starlink V2 sat...

NASA's Perseverance rover took a brief break from its Mars life hunt on March 18 to capture stunning shots of drifting predawn clouds on the Red Planet.

Ever since its launch in 1990, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has been an interplanetary weather observer, keeping an eye on the largely gaseous outer planets and their ever-changing atmospheres. NASA spacecraft missions ...

Scientists in Sweden put on a light show in the night sky on Thursday, releasing material from a sounding rocket to research the spectacular northern lights phenomena.

An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will zip harmlessly between Earth and the moon's orbit this weekend, missing both celestial bodies.

The annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023, will be visible from eight states in the U.S. Southwest. Find out how and where to see the 'ring of fire' eclipse in our ultimate guide.

ESA's Gaia mission has been collecting data on millions of space objects like stars and asteroids to build an extensive cosmic record. Now, to take it up a notch, it needs your eyes.

Engineers have created a superstrong concrete alternative using simulated Martian or lunar soil, potato starch and salt.

Aspirin helps more than just your headache. Learn the history behind this staple, what aspirin is and how it works.

1800 light-years away, an unlikely survivor orbits an aged star. This rare planet is called a hot Neptune, and it’s one of only a small handful of hot Neptunes astronomers have found. Hot Neptunes are so close to their...

A new paper calls on the scientific community to do more to fight rising light pollution and protect the night sky, including banning satellite megaconstellations if necessary.

A study co-authored by Southwest Research Institute Senior Research Scientist Dr. Jason Hofgartner explains the unusual radar signatures of icy satellites orbiting Jupiter and Saturn. Their radar signatures, which differ...

These weather disasters provide a glimpse of lies ahead for planet Earth if humankind fails to stop climate change progress.

Astrobiologists should examine space dust and other exoplanetary debris to search for the existence of life beyond Earth, a new study suggests.