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NASAs James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, a planet outside our solar system.

NASAs James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, a planet outside our solar system.

We’re soaking up that last bit of summer with hot-off-the-press research on pharmacy “deserts,” nuclear pores, the way skin cells find their purpose, and more.

There is a distinct 100,000-square-kilometer region of the ancient crust beneath much of the western Yilgarn Craton, cropping out in the Narryer Terrane, according to the researchers.

MIT scientists tested a pilot application using seismometers to measure and track changes in groundwater aquifers. This method is more cost-effective and can inform policymaking for groundwater management as droughts become more frequent.

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is richer in organic molecules than scientists thought, which could have implications for how life on Earth began.

Rocket Lab aims to send a probe to Venus soon, and a new paper lays out the details of the ambitious mission.

The prize, given by the American Astronomical Society, honors astronomers for their work communicating with the public.

Impacts affect the porosity and structure of moons and planets more dramatically than scientists suspected, increasing their potential habitability for life

New research has provided the strongest evidence yet that Earth's continents were formed by giant meteorite impacts that were particularly prevalent during the first billion years or so of our planet's four-and-a-half-billion year history. New...