"The detection of heavy water … proves the water's ancient heritage and provides a missing link between clouds, disks, comets ...

Kevin Tang, an eighth grader from Hacienda Heights, California, earned the title of "America's Top Young Scientist." Check ...

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A low-density, puffy planet orbiting relatively far from a young star in a nearly perpendicular orbit. What's going on?

Today's mission, which lifted off from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas, was the 11th overall test flight for the ...

More than two billion years ago, Earth experienced one of the most important turning points in its history: the rise of ...

SpaceX is preparing for its 11th Starship launch from Starbase, Texas, as Florida residents and officials raise concerns about Space Coast operations.

The James Webb Space Telescope has changed the game for planet hunters. Recent readings found what look like the first clues ...