Johns Hopkins researchers show bacteria can survive asteroid-like shock, raising new questions about life moving between ...

Samples from Ryugu, a small, near-Earth asteroid, preserve natural remanent magnetization (NRM) from the early history of the solar system. However, despite multiple studies, there is currently no ...

There is no such thing as an I Heart Jupiter — or any other planet — Festival, Stern reminded the crowd.

For no explainable practical reason, humans are enamored with – and even empathetic toward – specific inanimate objects. Our first car. A choice coffee mug. And for a particular subset of the ...

MCCC students on the Pottstown Campus incorporated Science on a Sphere into their public speaking presentations.

“Our findings suggest that Jupiter’s moons did not form as chemically pristine worlds,” Mousis said. “Instead, they may have accreted, or accumulated, a significant inventory of COMs at birth, ...

Jupiter’s icy moons may have been seeded with the chemical ingredients for life from the very beginning. An international ...

Tardigrades have a reputation for being nearly indestructible. These microscopic animals, often nicknamed water bears, can dry out and slip into a dormant state.

Six planets are coming together in the sky in what's known as a planetary parade, and you might be able to spot them on Saturday night.

According to NASA, the timing for the "planetary parade" indicates it will be visible in the evening of Feb. 28. Gohd says that the six planets will be visible in the evening sky from Earth, just ...

Six planets will soon be visible in the night sky this weekend. Here's when and how to watch the "planetary parade." (AP ...