This galaxy's central black hole appears to be a "messy eater" as its interstellar scraps are strewn into space.

WELCOME to Mars – where the air is too thin to breathe and the surface temperature is too cold for unsheltered life. Yet the ...

Scientists have discovered a colossal water reservoir in space, containing as much water as 100 trillion times all the oceans ...

Curiosity found large organic molecules in a 2013 Mars rock sample. These fragments suggest Mars had the right chemistry for ...

"We are really trying to understand how far we can go, chemically, toward larger biological molecules and what environments are needed to form them." ...

Voyager pushed the limits of TV storytelling with a season 6 episode that explored time dilation way before Interstellar.

Astronomers may have discovered how water originated in the universe, challenging existing theories on star formation.

A research team linked nearby stellar explosions to at least one, possibly two, mass die-offs after calculating the supernova ...

Astronomers should search for technosignatures on planets that are not conducive to life. Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb ...

Here’s how it works. As a fitness writer who knows just how important water is for overall health—and someone who spends a lot of time exercising and working up a thirst—I practically get ...

This breakthrough not only enhances our ability to see distant stars but also deepens our understanding of interstellar dust, which plays a crucial role in star and planet formation. Unexpectedly, ...