Florida Tech's Caldon Whyte is two years into a lengthy universe exploration to earn his Ph.D. in space sciences. After graduating with a Bachelor's degree in astrobiology in 2023, he's fascinated by ...

There are many home-grown problems on Earth, but there's still time to worry about bad things arriving from above. The most recent is the asteroid 2024 YR4, which could be a "city killer" if it hits a ...

Seismic readings of the interior of Mars strongly suggest large quantities of water buried 6 to 12 miles underground.

Powerful jets and radiation winds from two protostars are slamming into the nebulosity around them, sculpting the nebula.

Considering humans don't have a spacecraft capable of traveling to planets beyond the solar system, scientists have to get ...

The SETI Institute’s Artist in Residence (AIR) program announced Domenica Mediati as the recipient of its Beyond Silos STEAM ...

Scientists have identified a promising new way to detect life on faraway planets, hinging on worlds that look nothing like Earth and gases rarely considered in the search for extraterrestrials. In a ...

Astronomers are ready to search for the fingerprints of life in faraway planetary atmospheres. But first, they need to know ...

If venusian clouds contain life, it will be very different than what we know. But terrestrial analogs might still give us ...

What is …?” is a section-wide column that explores the STEM majors at UW and explains what they are. This week, c William ...