Following a successful launch in the early hours of Wednesday morning (12 March 2025) U.K. time, the PUNCH spacecraft are ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...

A new study suggests that water first appeared in the universe just a couple hundred million years after the Big Bang — ...

A NASA telescope was launched into space from California on Tuesday for a mission to explore the origins of the universe and ...

Mar. 11, 2025 — A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in ...

Astronomy and planetary science are the study of objects and phenomena that occur beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. This includes investigating stars and their interaction with each other and the ...

A curious connection between an ancient supernova and virus diversification in one of Earth's biggest lakes means that crazy ...

At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...

Astronomers at the University of Arizona have discovered more about a surprisingly mature galaxy that existed at a time when ...

A UVA professor is part of the study of Trojan asteroids, presumed remnants of the early solar system that share Jupiter’s ...

"EZIE is the first mission dedicated exclusively to studying the electrojets," Larry Kepko, an EZIE mission scientist at NASA ...