Scientific American spoke with the astronomer who has contributed to the discovery of two thirds of Saturn’s known moons ...

Once thought to be a barren, rocky body, known as Ceres, it is now revealing itself as something far more interesting, in the ...

A new device uses quantum optics to filter out starlight in real time — bringing scientists closer to directly observing ...

The Gannon storm, the first named geomagnetic storm, brought rare auroras and major changes to Earth's magnetosphere in 2024.

The fundamental building blocks for planet formation can exist even in environments with extreme ultraviolet radiation, ...

A recent study published in Nature Astronomyhas provided compelling evidence for a frozen ocean world on the dwarf planet ...

Samples from Hawaii seem to contain material that passed across the boundary between the planet’s core and its mantle, nearly ...

New research reveals that Venus may still be geologically alive, with massive circular features pointing to hot plumes ...

New research strengthens the case that Venus, long considered a geologically stagnant world, may be more Earth-like in its ...

To better understand the circadian clock in modern-day cyanobacteria, a research team has studied ancient timekeeping systems. They examined the oscillation of the clock proteins KaiA, KaiB, and KaiC ...

A new study reveals fresh signs of geological activity on Venus — clues that the planet's mysterious surface is still ...

Seismic imaging has exposed two massive zones hidden deep in Earth’s mantle. These giant blobs, known as large low-velocity ...