NASA excels at bold projects. Consider the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which is rewriting cosmology and revealing profound insights into stellar evolution, along with precious views of our own ...

NASA researchers are planning future missions to bring the ancient rock home to Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Over the ...

Researchers have published the first major results from the American Gut Project -- a crowdsourced, global citizen science effort. The project is the largest published study to date of the human ...

After months of turmoil over the future of a vaunted mission to bring samples of the Red Planet back to Earth, NASA has its verdict on Mars Sample Return. The space agency is “committed” to bringing ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. NASA is gearing up to launch its next major mission: OSIRIS-REx ...

Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a nonprofit organization focused on space science and technology, is proud to announce that it has received an award valued at $13 million spanning a ...

Right now one of the most advanced planetary explorers ever built is scouring the surface of Mars. Supported by a team of hundreds of scientists back on Earth, the Perseverance rover has traveled ...

The Center for Scientific Integrity — the non-profit organization that runs Retraction Watch — has launched a project aimed at rounding up flawed and fake medical-research papers and neutralizing ...

Congratulations! You have been assigned a science fair project! Some of you may not think that’s so great. So why should you be congratulated when the whole idea of doing an entire science project on ...

How many shells are there on this stretch of beach? What sorts of insects live in the park? What fraction of the cars that drive past my house are silver? There are all sorts of questions involving ...