Recent advancements in asteroid research have led to an extraordinary discovery: 63 new young asteroid families, ...

While Planet Y has been not yet been directly observed, unexpected inclinations found in the orbits of roughly 50 distant objects in the Kuiper Belt, suggest the presence of an "unseen" planet.

It's not the first time there have been claims of signs of life on Mars, so why are scientists particularly thrilled now?

“This finding by Perseverance …is the closest we have ever come to discovering life on Mars,” said acting NASA administrator ...

As Stanford gets settled into fall quarter, we asked members of The Daily about the discoveries they are bringing into this school year.

If it pans out, it may complicate Elon Musk’s dreams of founding a settlement on the fourth planet from the sun.

The discovery in Ecuador of multiple pieces of insect-bearing amber —112 millions of years old—has opened a window to the ...

Shark Week is an annual Discovery Channel event featuring a full seven days of deep sea coverage. Specials follow underwater filmmakers and scientists as they explore the behavioral patterns of great ...