Latest articles by Victoria Corless
A new study reveals fresh signs of geological activity on Venus — clues that the planet's mysterious surface is still changing today.
Satellite images of the Red Planet suggest scientists were wrong about these strange Martian features.
One half of the powerful new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope passed major milestone tests, demonstrating space readiness.
NASA engineers have miraculously revived the Voyager 1 interstellar probe's backup thrusters — components that hadn't been used since 2004.
Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider — the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator — have observed a real-life transmutation of lead into gold.
A new study offers key insights into Mars' water cycle.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has found water vapor swirling in the air of a distant, boiling-hot alien planet, a new study reports.
New 3D-printable models of Chandra X-ray Observatory images will allow you to hold a star in your hands and touch a supernova remnant.
Scientists have finally gathered direct proof of how the universe forges its heaviest elements, a process that has remained a mystery for over half a century.
Scientists have long wondered why carbon-rich meteorites appear less affected by violent impacts than those lacking the stuff. They may finally have an answer.
Valleys on Mars suggest the Red Planet was once covered in flowing water — but it's still a mystery how that could have been.
Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing into space.
NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars — a major clue that the Red Planet used to be habitable.
Scientists are developing an advanced quantum sensor for low Earth orbit that can detect the tiniest tremors in Earth's gravity.
Alien life could exist on the huge Saturn moon Titan, but probably not in the abundance scientists once hoped, according to a new study.
The sun was caught bursting out a huge quantity of helium-3, an isotope that's scarce in our solar system.
Scientists were watching for changes in bird vocalization patterns during the 2024 total solar eclipse. Here's what they found.
New insights into the chemistry of exoplanet atmospheres indicates planet-wide rainfall might take place following hydrogen atmosphere and water mixing.
Scientists are probing stellar "quakes" to understand what lies beneath the surface of a star's body.
A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a new study reports.
Understanding exoplanet evolution could help solve the mystery of the 'hot Neptune desert.'
The JWST was used in a creative way to capture direct images of distant worlds.
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured direct images of Neptune's elusive auroras for the first time.
