Claims that spruce trees synchronize their responses to a solar eclipse were widely reported recently — but many researchers ...

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. That truism, now known as the "Sagan standard" after science ...

An astonishing new claim that we have finally discovered “alien life” has left the space world reeling. The world of astronomy is abuzz with excitement. Have we discovered the first-ever evidence of ...

Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they ...

A car-sized piece of Soviet rocket has crashed back through the atmosphere, after 53 years in orbit. Scientists haven't yet ...

An out-of-control spacecraft designed to handle the rigors of Venus' atmosphere came crashing down to Earth on Saturday.

Bubbling up in ancient Greek theories and medieval speculations, the quest for 'aliens' or extraterrestrial life finally ...

On Earth, DMS is made by ocean plankton, then quickly broken down in the atmosphere through photochemical and other reactions ...

Researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered water vapor in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b, located about ...

Head out at night, and, almost straight up, look for a starry pattern: a backwards question mark (“the sickle”) – the head of ...

Warmer climates than Earth’s could accelerate life’s development, potentially increasing the number of planets with more ...