There’s always going to be a way to make something abiotically.” With these words, chemist Eleanor Browne of the University ...

As astronomers study an exoplanet called K2-18b, conflicting research reveals how difficult it is to find evidence of life ...

An exoplanet 60 light-years away from Earth, known as 14 Herculis c, is thought to be the coldest one yet found, researchers ...

Who thought a distant planet could hold the secret to the universe? K2-18b, an exoplanet 124 light-years away, recently set ...

This week, uncover the fate of the latest lunar lander to attempt touchdown on the moon’s surface, see a tower of worms, ...

An accidental discovery in an astronomy show offers researchers a new clue about the mysterious Oort Cloud, a large expanse ...

In two related firsts, the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered sand-filled rains on a distant exoplanet as its ...

NASA’s Webb captures the Sombrero Galaxy in near-infrared, revealing hidden stars and dusty features in stunning detail.

According to conspiracy theorists, the Black Knight satellite is an alien spacecraft orbiting Earth. Here's what's really going on. The Black Knight satellite conspiracy theory claims that a ...

Regina G. Barber is a co-host of Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. Barber completed her PhD in physics at Washington State University with a focus in astrophysics, studying globular cluster systems.

Kimberly (Berly) McCoy (she/her) is a producer for NPR's science podcast, Short Wave. The podcast tells stories about science and scientists, in all the forms they take. McCoy started working with ...