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).

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

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 ...

SpaceX crews are preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket Thursday morning from Florida’s Space Coast. SpaceX is planning to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Earth and environmental sciences cover all aspects of Earth and planetary sciences, and broadly encompasses solid Earth processes, surface and atmospheric dynamics, Earth system history, climate ...

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" ...