NASA’s Curiosity rover has spotted carbon-containing minerals that can tell scientists more about what ancient Mars’ ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has uncovered evidence of a past carbon cycle on Mars. This breakthrough provides scientists with new ...

A meteorite found in Antarctica in 2012 suggests Earth may have formed with the materials needed to make water, a new study ...

A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it ...

Scientists thought La Niña was coming. It didn't — at least for now. What could that mean for this year's hurricane season, ...

The cloud, named Eos, is chock-full of molecular hydrogen and possibly rife with star-forming potential in the future.

Dancing silently in Earth’s upper atmosphere, they form iridescent sheets of green and red (or sometimes blue and purple) light. And this week, across the northern United States—and even parts ...

How core-mantle differentiation influenced the distribution of volatile elements on Earth. Imagine Earth's history as a ...

Major implications for Earth's geochemical history The researchers also highlighted the formation of a significant quantity of solids at the surface rather than at depth. This observation suggests ...

The scientists found that in the central region of the mountain range, Earth's crust is currently ... offer rare insight into how the continents formed, Schulte-Pelkum said. The finding could ...