K2-18b is a little over 120 light-years from Earth — on a galactic scale, this world is practically in our backyard.

NASA's Juno revealed mushballs on Jupiter, reshaping our understanding of deep, violent gas giant storm systems.

A team of astronomers have detected what they call the most promising signs to date of a possible biosignature, or signs of ...

If we break the thread of climate science, amid the storms and floods and fires, we will speed unmoored toward great danger.

Billions of years ago, Mars was warm, wet, and capable of sustaining liquid water on its surface. Scientists have long ...

(THE CONVERSATION) A team of astronomers announced on April 16, 2025, that in the process of studying a planet around another star, they had found evidence for an unexpected atmospheric gas. On Earth, ...

K2-18b, an exoplanet 120 light-years away, may be the best hope to confirm that life exists beyond Earth. Here's what to know ...

A seasonal forecast released by the Climate Prediction Center on Thursday shows a warmer-than-average outlook for nearly every state over the next three months.

A recent Trump administration proposal would close the lab entirely, jeopardizing beach forecasts, lake effect snow ...

Scientists have found carbon residue in Martian rocks, indicating that an ancient carbon cycle existed. It means Mars was ...

Planet K2-18b is very unlikely to be a one-off in the vast universe - meaning many others that are similar likely exist too.

The deadly, widespread flooding disaster that plunged parts of the central and southern United States underwater in early ...