Laser sail propulsion is an idea that won't go away. By aiming powerful Earth-based lasers at tiny spacecraft with light sails, tiny spacecraft can be accelerated to near-relativistic speeds without ...

New research published in Science Advances reveals that the largest expansion of coral reefs in the past 100 million years ...

A new study proposes a shift in the search for extraterrestrial life, moving away from individual biosignatures toward ...

Manganese dioxide can convert amino acids into hydrogen cyanide (HCN) without requiring methane, a finding that solves a long ...

Scientists have, for the first time, clearly captured a subduction zone in the act of breaking apart. These zones form where one tectonic plate sinks ...

NASA scientist and Notre Dame alumna Kelsey Evans Young returned to campus to discuss the Artemis II mission, sharing ...

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Understanding why some faults lock up while others rupture could help scientists better understand the most dangerous areas ...

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson shares what might happen to our atoms in death, comparing burial and cremation.

The sky will be graced with the flower moon on Friday and a blue moon on May 31 — two full moons in one month.

We should embrace this optimistic future, remembering that investment in space exploration is also an investment on Earth.

Deep beneath the Southern Ocean, a quiet but alarming shift is underway: warm water is creeping closer to Antarctica, and ...