NASA's ultra-sterile cleanrooms aren't as microbe-free as once thought. Scientists have discovered 26 new bacterial species ...

NASA scientists have accidentally uncovered 26 previously unknown species of bacteria—a discovery that challenges current ...

A decade after the release of "The Martian" and a decade out from the world it envisions, how close is reality to fiction?

A new dwarf planet, discovered beyond Neptune and described as Pluto's 'cousin,' could void the hypothesis of a Planet X in ...

Astronomers have discovered a remarkable planetary system that challenges long-held assumptions about where planets can ...

Researchers aboard the Tiangong space station and the International Space Station (ISS) regularly test their orbital quarters ...

Five years have passed since schools and nurseries closed in England as a result of COVID-19 lockdowns. This unprecedented ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown strain of microbe after analyzing samples taken from China's Tiangong space ...

DNA analysis has revealed that 26 novel species of "extremophile" bacteria were lurking in a clean room that housed NASA's ...

Space enthusiasts and families across the U.K. will have the chance to contribute directly to climate science through an ...

University of Michigan scientists say the most powerful laser ever built, called ZEUS, just achieved two petawatts of power.