Ancient Martian life might be preserved in ice for millions of years, new research suggests. Experiments show pure ice acts ...

A consensus is emerging that the dots, sometimes called rubies, are an entirely new type of object in the Universe.

This controversial theory says the universe is subject to an ultimate, higher-order law that we can’t comprehend.

A faint radio "whisper" from ancient hydrogen reveals the universe was heating up long before it filled with starlight.

Astronomers have discovered a surprisingly "pristine" red giant with the lowest concentration of heavy elements ever seen in a star. It is likely a direct descendant of one of the universe's first ...

It's one of life's biggest unanswered questions: if there's life beyond Earth, why hasn't it contacted us? Now, a scientist ...

The discovery of ancient water in a planet-forming disk reveals that some of the water found in comets—and maybe even ...

Scientists have created a new ice form, ice XXI, at room temperature under immense pressure. This breakthrough, achieved ...

Reionization is thought to have been driven by ultraviolet light produced by both early stars and active galactic nuclei ...

From GPS to innovations in computing and optics, technologies developed for space research at UC Santa Cruz touch nearly ...

Space News on Major Missions and Probes. This past year has been anything but quiet for major space missions. New technology, ...

Experts discussed breakthroughs in space research, the future of human habitation beyond Earth, and the UAE’s growing role in ...