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Local measurements can provide information about the real impacts of climate change.

Winter images of NASA's Phoenix Lander showing the lander shrouded in dry-ice frost on Mars.

The most probable place to find intelligent life in the galaxy is around stars very similar to our sun, a new study has found.

On its final flyby of Mercury, NASA's Messenger spacecraft has captured images of never before seen regions of the planet.

Scientists have discovered 'ultra-primitive' material in stratospheric dust samples collected by high-flying aircraft.

By travelling to the outer solar system, the two Voyager spacecraft allowed us to see amazing details of far-distant planets and moons.

The oceans of Earth play an essential role in making our planet habitable for life as we know it. The future of our oceans, however, may be in jeopardy.

Astronomers have imaged the most distant object ever seen--a star collapsing into a black hole more than 13 billion light-years away.

Scientists may have uncovered how Beringia supported such diversity at a time when conditions for life were harsh.