Hale-Bopp originated in the Oort Cloud, a theoretical shell of icy planetesimals surrounding the sun in the outer reaches of ...

"There seems to be no limit for the degree of chemical complexity that interstellar space is able to fabricate." ...

Most of Earth’s meteorites can be linked to just ... tumultuous history of the solar system’s formative years, but the origins of these ancient space rocks are often unknown (SN: 4/18/18).

Samples of a 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid that have travelled millions of miles to make it to Earth could reveal the origins of life on the planet. The teaspoon-sized specimen, taken from ...

Starfish Space has closed a new tranche of funding led by a major defense tech investor as it looks to launch three full-size ...

November's full moon will be Friday night as the last consecutive supermoon in 2024. It's called the beaver moon, and ...

It is thought the Earth was formed around 4.6 billion years ago from dust and gas left after the Sun formed. As the Earth gradually cooled, creating conditions in which life was possible ...

Recent discoveries are revealing how the first eukaryote got its start. Last spring, scientists retrieved a trove of mantle rocks from underneath the Atlantic seafloor — a bounty that could help write ...

30, 2024 — More accurate orbit predictions for satellites and space debris as well as a better understanding of the water masses present on Earth: Researchers at achieved both using satellite laser ...

Star Trek is going full steam ahead with a brand new film, dubbed by the fandom and the media at-large as "Star Trek Origins" ...

While the sources of nutrient enrichment today may be different, the mechanics that created what scientists call “oxygen-deficient zones” remain the same, according to Boston College Assistant ...