Mercury will reach its greatest eastern elongation on Oct. 29, marking one of the best evenings to see the planet this fall ...

What can a 3D map of an exoplanet’s atmosphere teach astronomers about the planet’s formation, evolution, and composition?

New research reveals airborne mercury from unregulated gold mining is contaminating African food crops directly through the ...

The 6%-lit waxing crescent moon will be visible roughly 5 degrees above the horizon as the sun sets on Oct. 23, with Mercury ...

A distant exoplanet might have an atmosphere similar to Earth's, early observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggest. It is part of a group of planets orbiting a star called TRAPPIST ...

In a recent study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists have confirmed that mercury pollution from artisanal ...

Millions of people in Africa, South America, and Asia are facing serious long-term health risks from consuming local products ...

Scientists from NASA and Chalmers University have discovered that incompatible substances can mix on Titan’s icy surface, ...

Scientists have found that on Titan, substances that should remain separate can actually combine under freezing conditions. NASA and Chalmers University researchers discovered that hydrogen cyanide ...