Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

The biggest nuclear power plant in the United States is not a single hulking reactor, but a sprawling complex whose scale is ...

Radioactive minerals in eggshells can help scientists pinpoint a fossil’s age with stunning accuracy. Scientists excavate dinosaur egg nests in Mongolia's Eastern Gobi Basin. National Geographic ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs. The hell ant existed over 100 million years ago, ...

A coalition of scientists and historians are floating a long-shot plan to retrieve orbiting relics—raising questions about what is space junk or space treasure. Orbital space is full of retro ...

The Department of Energy spearheads the AI-focused Genesis Mission. Learn about the initiative and DOE's partners.

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for. Solar prominences and their associated ...

The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the ...

Scientists from Mexico’s National Autonomous University have created the first three-dimensional image of the Popocatépetl ...

JWST observations of the ultra-hot super-Earth exoplanet TOI-561 b provide the strongest evidence to date for an atmosphere surrounding a rocky planet beyond our Solar System.

NASA’s Mars rover finds organic signals in mudstone that resemble microbial activity, sparking new debate over life on the ...