A new Martian dune field uncovered shows a hidden landscape sculpted over billions of years, offering fresh clues about the planet’s geological past. Orbiting Mars aboard the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft, scientists have obtained...

Fungus-driven system enables chickpeas to produce seeds in lunar soil simulant, a breakthrough for off‑world farming. A collaborative effort between Texas A&M University and the University of Texas at Austin has demonstrated that chickpea plants can...

Researchers use Hawaiian lava studies to unveil fresh techniques for decoding the Moon’s ancient volcanic history, offering new insights into lunar geology. A team of geologists from the University of Western Ontario has leveraged volcanic sites in...

In 1935 the U.S. Army bombed Mauna Loa’s lava flow, sparking a volcanic experiment whose results remain debated 90 years later. On December 27, 1935, a U.S. Army squadron released a volley of forty bombs onto an active lava stream descending the...

NASA’s upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory aims to revolutionize the hunt for Earth‑like planets and extraterrestrial life beyond our solar system. NASA is outlining concepts for the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a cutting‑edge telescope intended to...

A lost Pan Am airliner resurfaced after 74 years, uncovering the wreck that inspired the safety feature still visible on every passenger today. A long‑lost Pan Am Clipper, the Endeavor, has been located on the Atlantic seafloor roughly 600 meters...

Webb data hint Neptune’s tiniest moons could be relics of an ancient satellite system shattered by a violent cosmic event billions of years ago. New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope indicate that the tiny inner moons of Neptune may be...

Why some ancient skeletons retain brains: scientists uncover the hidden factor that preserves brain tissue for millennia. Archaeologists have long been baffled by a curious pattern in ancient remains: while most soft tissues decompose, the brain...

Divers still risk everything to explore the 70‑year‑old Andrea Doria wreck, salvaging artifacts the ocean hasn’t claimed. More than seven decades after the Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria slipped beneath the Atlantic, a new wave of divers is racing...

China plans robot dogs to patrol, mine resources and aid astronauts at its 2035 lunar station, boosting space exploration capabilities. Chinese engineers are exploring the possibility of deploying autonomous quadruped robots on the Moon to assist...

New eyeless freshwater snail Erhaia dijiang discovered in a Yunnan cave, the first recorded Chinese cave snail, with only three adults found. Researchers have identified a new species of freshwater snail that inhabits a remote karst cave in Yunnan,...

Japan aims to encircle the Moon’s equator with a massive solar power belt, a bold sci‑fi‑style plan to harvest lunar energy. A proposed lunar solar array would encircle the Moon’s equator for roughly 11,000 kilometers (6,800 miles), expanding in...

Scientists use new tech to explore thousands of hidden barrels on the Atlantic seafloor, revealing decades‑old mysteries beneath the ocean. A recent deep‑sea survey of the Northeast Atlantic has exposed a massive field of abandoned radioactive waste...

New research reveals that enough material to form several Earth-sized planets existed shortly after the Big Bang, defying previous cosmic timelines. New computational models indicate that the fundamental building blocks required for Earth-like planets...

NASA is developing a 99-meter starshade designed to block starlight, allowing ground-based telescopes to capture images of Earth-like rocky exoplanets. Detecting an Earth-like world remains one of the most formidable challenges in modern astronomy....

A new study reveals a critical hidden challenge NASA must address before returning astronauts to the lunar surface to ensure mission safety and success. Tiny stowaways from Earth might be capable of enduring the harsh conditions of the Moon, according...

New fossil evidence challenges the traditional timeline of evolution, revealing a far more complex transition from aquatic life to land-dwelling animals. The evolutionary leap from aquatic habitats to terrestrial life remains one of the most...

NASA’s Dragonfly mission is taking physical shape as engineers begin wiring the spacecraft destined to explore the mysterious dunes of Saturn’s moon Titan. NASA’s Dragonfly mission has reached a pivotal stage in its assembly, with engineers...

Advanced scanning technology is finally revealing the hidden secrets buried beneath an ancient capital, uncovering parts of the city lost for centuries. Archaeologists are unveiling the hidden layout of Nimrud’s lower city, providing an unprecedented...

China has identified eight potential landing sites for its 2028 Tianwen-3 mission, aiming to return Martian soil samples and search for signs of ancient life. China has narrowed the field of potential landing sites for its ambitious Tianwen-3 Mars...