Astronomers Find Hidden Volcano on Mars

The researchers posit that the volcano could have supported conditions favorable for life in the once-watery Jezero crater.

NASA Mars Orbiter Captures Volcano Peeking Above Morning Cloud Tops

A new panorama from NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter shows one of the Red Planet’s biggest volcanoes, Arsia Mons, poking through a canopy of clouds just before dawn.

Mysteriously Magnetic Moon Rocks Might Have an Explosive Origin Story

Unlike Earth, the Moon doesn't have much of a magnetic field – and yet, a strange pile of rocks on the far side seems mysteriously magnetized.

Astronomers Measure Distribution of Ordinary Matter across Cosmic Web

Astronomers have used Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) to show that more than three-quarters of the Universe's ordinary matter has been hiding in the thin gas between galaxies.

Astronomers Detect Seven-Ring Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon in TMC-1

Astronomers have detected cyanocoronene (C24H11CN) - the largest PAH ever detected in space - in the starless cloud core TMC-1, which is part of the interstellar Taurus Molecular Cloud.

Lunar Glass Beads Reveal Volcanic Past of the Moon

Scientists uncover secrets of lunar volcanic activity from ancient glass beads collected during Apollo missions, revealing the Moon's fiery history.

Rare Black Iceberg Goes Viral

Floating serenely amid the pale ice chunks in the Labrador Sea was one iceberg that appeared as black as soot. 

Your Breathing Pattern Is as Unique as a Fingerprint

Every single human on this planet is as distinct as a snowflake; a combination of traits and genes and microbes that, as far as we can tell, is not replicated exactly in any other single human.

Whales blow "bubble smoke rings" to communicate with humans

Humpback whales were observed blowing bubble rings near humans. This rare behavior may reflect playfulness, curiosity, or communication.

Giant Jets Bigger Than The Milky Way Seen Shooting From Black Hole

A supermassive black hole in the early Universe has been spotted blasting out powerful jets of plasma that are at least twice as long as the Milky Way is wide.

The Center of Our Universe Does Not Exist

It's hard to imagine something as big as the Universe not having a center at all, but physics says that's the reality.

Emperor penguins may disappear in our lifetime

The study suggests that emperor penguins, iconic residents of Antarctica, need to be uplisted to threatened on IUCN Red List.

Spiral Magnetism Seen in Synthetic Crystal For The First Time

Scientists have observed yet another type of magnetism for the first time within a lab-made crystal, promising to drive improvements in efficiency and speed in electronics as well as open new areas to explore in fundamental physics.

Sand clouds and moon nurseries: Webb's dazzling exoplanet reveal

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have captured breathtakingly detailed images of two giant exoplanets orbiting a distant sun-like star.

Earth has a natural border line that no species will cross

The Wallace Line divides species in Southeast Asia. A deep ocean trench prevents animal migration. Even flying birds rarely cross it.