NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the leading center for robotic exploration of the solar system.
Some of the most stunningly powerful objects in the sky aren’t necessarily the prettiest to look at. But their secrets can allow humanity to glimpse some...
If you've ever ridden a teacup ride at a state fair you might be ready for life in the six-star system TIC 168789840.
When tetrapods (four-limbed vertebrates) began to move from water to land roughly 390 million years ago it set in motion the rise of lizards, birds, mammals,...
An unknown ultraviolet signal may indicate the presence of hydrazine on Saturn’s second-largest moon, Rhea.
Using data from the Cassini mission, scientists detected hydrazine on Rhea's surface — the first such detection in the Solar System.
Scientists on the International Space Station spotted a bright-blue lightning bolt shooting upward from thunderclouds. Blue jets can be difficult to spot from the ground, since...
A paleontologist says the newly discovered dinosaur butthole specimen is “perfect” and “unique.”
German researchers have enabled mice paralyzed after spinal cord injuries to walk again, re-establishing a neural link hitherto considered irreparable in mammals....
The formation of crystals is one of the most commonplace processes you can probably think of. Every time you freeze water into ice cubes, for instance,...