University of Alberta geochemists have discovered a missing piece to one of the great mysteries of science—the origin of life ...

Seventy light-years from Earth, a star called Kappa Tucanae A harbors one of astronomy's most perplexing mysteries: dust so ...

Later in December, the 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet will get as close to Earth as it ever will. Here's what to know.

Scientists are uncovering signs that Earth has been hit by powerful cosmic blasts that leave little trace on the surface yet unleash extraordinary heat and pressure.

Amateur astronomer Tony Dunn must have been particularly impressed by the November crop of new asteroids to have put the 18 ...

A newly discovered, faint radio emission, the Hectometric Continuum, emerges only after sunset and pulses through Earth's ...

“Our findings expand the evidence that prebiotic organic molecules can form within primitive accreting planetary bodies and ...

As the 2025 year draws to a close, the December night skies offer a promising but dazzling cosmic trio surprise for the sky ...

A newly identified tectonic "regime" may rewrite our understanding of how rocky worlds evolve, scientists report in a new ...

NASA’s search for near-Earth oddities has never been about a single dramatic moment, but about a slow, methodical expansion ...

Using a highly sensitive mass spectrometer capable of detecting trace chemicals, the researchers discovered that their early Earth simulation created an entire collection of sulfur biomolecules. These ...