Researchers have discovered an "unexpected" accumulation of the radioactive isotope beryllium-10, deep in the Pacific Ocean.

Scientists discovered tiny jets on the Sun that power both fast and slow solar wind. These jets eject particles and shape ...

A new study finds that ocean acidity may have prevented life on Earth from developing for the planet’s first 500 million ...

Revolutionary technique allows astronomers to capture incredibly high-resolution images of distant galaxies and supermassive black holes.

A new study reveals that the Earth's inner core is undergoing a structural transformation. A new study by USC scientists, ...

New research suggests Earth was once a purple planet. Early microbes used retinal, not chlorophyll, for photosynthesis.

Many California natives require fire to germinate their seeds and so we could see some of them sprouting this winter and ...

Step aside, Darth Vader. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Joint Extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) ...

YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

The Earth's inner core, long considered a solid and stable sphere, may be quite different. A recent study suggests that its ...

Oxford Space Systems (OSS) has collaborated with Airbus subsidiary SSTL to deliver efficient CarbSAR SmallSat with large, ...

Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.