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The Chang’e-5 mission returned to Earth in December 2020 with fresh lunar rocks for analysis.
NASA is getting a better idea of where to look for Martian fossils, thanks to new science from the Perseverance mission.
“Children facing orphanhood as a result of COVID is a hidden, global pandemic,” said the study's lead author.
John Dee, an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, claimed the mirror helped him commune with spirits.
The first-of-its-kind vaccine is expected to prevent millions of cases and tens of thousands of deaths annually in sub-Saharan Africa.
A new law published by the FSB seems like a clear warning for Russian journalists to stay clear of embarrassing Roscosmos coverage.
The tomb contains the remains of three people and a bevy of animals, according to new research.
The case of melioidosis is the latest to be documented in the U.S. among people with no recent travel history.
Studying the genes of people from the UK, researchers found little evidence of a cause-and-effect link between developing allergies and later mental illness.
The company hopes to get its “space tourism” offering off the ground by 2024.
A supposed gamma-ray burst from an ancient galaxy was in fact something much closer to home, according to new research.
The discovery suggests dinosaurs had surprisingly small geographic ranges. The question now is: why?
Researchers found no evidence that spider silk has antibacterial properties, as is commonly believed.
The forest is far from where it’s supposed to be, but that hasn’t stopped it from making a happy home in the Yucatán.
A Russian director and actress will launch to orbit Tuesday alongside a cosmonaut.
The woman, who had been living with depression since childhood, said the pacemaker-like device has allowed her to rebuild her life.
This year’s winners in the Physiology or Medicine category studied how our bodies sense temperature and touch.
Preliminary veterinary tests suggest the bird is healthy and uninjured.
China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan are the only countries still fighting to stay in the covid-zero club.
A pair of linked orbiters known together as BepiColombo passed within 124 miles (199 km) of the planet’s surface.
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