The discovery of a new lifeform within Earth’s crust has sent ripples through the scientific community, challenging our ...

NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. Luckily, it won't get near enough to be a threat ...

Materials Nexus discovered a new rare-earth-free magnet called MagNex with the help of AI - here’s how they did it.

One of the smallest, coolest stars found to have planets of any kind—just 86 light-years from the solar system—appears to have an Earth-like volcanic world. The planet, called LP 791-18 d, is ...

Two minerals never seen on Earth before were discovered in a gigantic meteorite weighing 16.5 tons, offering researchers possible clues about how the space rocks are formed. The new minerals were ...

A pair of seismologists documented new evidence of a fifth layer: a 400-mile-thick solid metallic ball at the center of Earth’s inner core — like the smallest figurine of a massive, planetary ...

A new "super-Earth" has been discovered in a nearby solar system's habitable zone, according to NASA.The planet, designated as TOI-715 b, is "about one and a half times as wide as Earth" and in a ...

A new, Earth-sized planet has been discovered only 90 light-years away from us. In astronomical terms, that’s right next door. What’s more, it might be capable of supporting life.

Scientists have identified the geological site that they say best reflects a proposed new epoch called the Anthropocene — a major step toward changing the official timeline of Earth’s history.