News Briefs

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has mapped more than 200 holes on the surface of the Moon.

The Chelyabinsk meteorite puts to rest a long-standing debate about the source of the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Because we live on the planet Earth, it's sometimes hard to gain some perspective about the visibility of life outside of our planet. An extraterrestrial spacecraft lurking in a satellite's orbit near Earth would be able to see city lights and pollution in our atmosphere.

Re-examination of birdlike fossil challenges common belief that birds evolved from ground-dwelling dinosaurs.

Virginia Tech researchers discover which genetic changes pass the test of extremely different ecologies

New research shows projected changes in the winds circling the Antarctic may accelerate global sea level rise significantly more than previously estimated.

New simulations show that Mercury and other unusually metal-rich objects in the Solar System may be relics left behind by earlier hit and run collisions.

Humanity has plans to expand into space: to the Moon, to Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs), and to the moons of Mars. Like any trip to anywhere, we need to know certain things before we go.

Processes that shaped the ridges and troughs on the surface of Jupiter's icy moon Ganymede are likely similar to tectonic processes seen on Earth.

Humanity has plans to expand into space: to the Moon, to Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs), and to the moons of Mars. Like any trip to anywhere, we need to know certain things before we go.

A galaxy over 12 billion light years from Earth is running out of carbon dioxide gas, and headed for a ‘red and dead’ future.

NASA hosted an open panel discussion Monday with leading scientists to discuss where we are in the pursuit of life in the Universe.

The theory suggests that cancer forms when recently evolved genes are damaged, and cells have to revert to using older, inappropriate genetic pathways.

A new study has identified the nature of the numerous waves in the atmosphere of Venus.

Friction could be the key to habitability on planets in treacherous, elliptical orbits.