But the claim that NASA announced found life on Mars was false. NASA announced it found promising evidence of potential ancient life on the planet, but more research was needed before scientists could ...

The pressure put on Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes was tremendous, based on just how well-received the previous three installments in the franchise had been. The new trilogy, which began with ...

University of Virginia astronomy undergraduates focus on the shadows of asteroids and dwarf planets for their Earth-bound observations.

Our ability to change our lives depends on realizing a fundamental insight: that life and reality are so much more than we think and believe.

New research from NASA has found that the dwarf planet Ceres may be another place to look for evidence of primitive life in our solar system.

Dinosaurs' extinction "re-engineered" Earth's surface, according to new research. The reptiles had such an "immense" impact ...

The long-standing idea of planets forming in perfectly flat, orderly discs has been challenged by new research. Instead of ...

A team of scientists has investigated how Earth’s twin became so inhospitable, and whether the same will happen to our planet ...

A planetary perspective on the relationship between life and energy, and the emergence of a life form whose influence extends ...

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases the size of the Moon’s orbit. This means that the Moon gets slightly farther ...

At just 25, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin applied quantum physics to a treasure trove of astronomical observations to show that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium.

For decades, scientists have imagined planet formation as a calm and orderly process. The picture was simple: young stars surrounded by flat, pancake-like disks of dust and gas, where small particles ...