New experiments reveal that protein precursors can form naturally in deep space under extreme cold and radiation. Scientists ...

Skygazers, mark your calendars because one of the coolest celestial events is coming around again toward the end of February.

Challenging long-held assumptions, Aarhus University researchers have demonstrated that the protein building blocks essential ...

Known as dinosaur stars for both their primeval nature and their immense size, Population III stars existed only when the ...

Astronauts of the future may be radically different from the rest of us in physiology and psychology. So, to what extent ...

When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our ...

A professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, he was a key contributor to a landmark paper that laid out how the ...

In the bigger picture, "down" could be defined as being below the plane of the solar system, which is known as the ecliptic.

Kyle Rayner enters a cosmic wrestling tournament in DC KO: Green Lantern Galactic Slam #1, releasing Jan 21. With Green ...

It's not quite clear what the latest Trek series wants to be: a rollicking adventure, a college coming-of-age story, or a ...

Need a reminder of what's up in the farthest frontier of 'Star Trek' before 'Starfleet Academy'? Class is now in session.

Named “Cloud-9,” the discovery is a new type of celestial object known as a RELHIC, making it unlike anything scientists have ...