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SALT LAKE CITY — Scientists have studied Yellowstone National Park’s magmatic system for decades, which makes the iconic geysers, mud…

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has never been shy around cameras. From iconic selfies to being spotted from space, its activities…

QUICK FACTSWhat it is: The Eagle Nebula (Messier 16)Where it is: 7,000 light-years away, in the constellation SerpensWhen it was…

Ever since its formation around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth’s rotation has been gradually slowing down, and its days have…

What does the “typical” exosolar system look like? We know it’s not likely to look like our own Solar System,…

A new analysis of satellite scans from the deepest lunar craters has led to some surprising and chilling results that…

OAHU — In a remote and lushly forested area of a single mountain range on the Hawaiian island of Oahu,…

NASA’s pioneering Dragonfly mission has cleared a key hurdle, keeping it on track for a 2028 launch to Saturn’s huge…

The detection of life beyond Earth would be one of the most profound discoveries in the history of science. The…

John Grunsfeld has a model of the Hubble Space Telescope on his bookshelf. It’s right next to a model of…