From GPS to innovations in computing and optics, technologies developed for space research touch nearly every aspect of ...

For millions of years, a fragment of ice and dust drifted between the stars—like a sealed bottle cast into the cosmic ocean.

From the sea to the stars, two University of Delaware doctoral students — one studying the ocean and the other the cosmos — are charting new frontiers as part of NASA’s next generation of scientists.

Marine heatwaves can jam the ocean’s natural carbon conveyor belt, preventing carbon from reaching the deep sea. Researchers studying two major heatwaves in the Gulf of Alaska found that plankton ...

Earth is getting darker. A subtle drop in reflectivity, driven by melting ice and cleaner air, is amplifying global climate ...

This 2020 astronaut photo shows the unusual cetacean-like shape of Belize's Lighthouse Reef. It's home to the famous Great ...

Earth's climate has fluctuated between cold and warm periods for millions of years. During the so-called "lukewarm ...

As part of the budget proposal for NASA submitted earlier this year, the Trump administration proposed cancelling more than ...

A new study suggests yet another theory for a possible extra planet in our solar system, likely of a size between Mercury and ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has found minerals that could have powered life on Mars — or simply shaped the Red Planet's ...

The crescent moon shines close to Mars above the western horizon at sunset on Sept. 24, but you'll need to be quick to spot the red planet before it slips swiftly from view alongside the twinkling ...