The first flight of Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket didn't last long on Sunday, Ars reports. The booster's nine engines switched off as the rocket cartwheeled upside-down and fell a short distance ...

Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics.

The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics ...

Two planets outside the solar system have been identified orbiting a star located nearly 250 light-years away from Earth in ...

This galaxy's central black hole appears to be a "messy eater" as its interstellar scraps are strewn into space.

Using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has detected a new warm Jupiter ...

Curiosity found large organic molecules in a 2013 Mars rock sample. These fragments suggest Mars had the right chemistry for ...

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

Lariocidin is a newly discovered antibiotic from soil bacteria. It targets the bacterial ribosome, defeating resistant ...

The confirmed discovery of exoplanets revolutionized our understanding of the universe. Among the thousands of confirmed ...