A recent paper suggests that if astrobiologists want to make an educated guess about what life on Venus might look like, they should look to a weird microbe called A. ferrooxidans, found here onEarth.

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Agency describes the flight as a ‘crew-capable post-certification mission’ but acknowledges the possibility of flying without ...

Astronomers have identified the source of strange radio flashes: a binary system containing a white dwarf, the remnant of a ...

Christopher Nolan and Sir David Attenborough recently received the prestigious Hawking Medal for Science Communication.

STARMUS x The Kennedy Center’ will be part of the spectacular Kennedy Center EARTH to SPACE festival April 1-2, 2025, in ...

Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain, scientist Bruce Jakosky says.

Plus: Observe two stunning spirals, see Venus reappear as a morning star, and enjoy the Last Quarter Moon in the sky this ...

The Pleiades, Ptolemy's Cluster, the Large Magellanic Cloud — here's how to center the sky's brightest deep-sky wonders in ...

A type Ia supernova occurs when a white dwarf draws hydrogen from a companion. But Sirius A and B are too widely separated ...

Fast-moving stars in the Milky Way received a powerful kick from the Large Magellanic Cloud — and a central black hole might ...

These particles are so ghostly that trillions of them pass through Earth each day without notice. So, how do we detect them?