The brine pools in the Gulf of Aqaba are up to ten times saltier than seawater and lack oxygen, causing marine creatures that ...

What's the story of our Moon's early history? Despite all we know about our closest natural satellite, scientists are still ...

Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.

The polar vortex has taken on an unexpected pattern this winter - one that’s made part of the United States the most ...

A recent study has unveiled how chemical elements and powerful winds shape the atmosphere of a planet far beyond our solar system.

It is so ferociously hot that the “exoplanet” features iron in the form of a gas in one layer of its atmosphere, while a jet ...

The fact that you can't breathe on the moon probably isn't surprising. That said, the moon does have an atmosphere; it's just very different than Earth's.

A team of researchers has recently discovered deep-sea brine pools in the Red Sea that may offer insights into ancient life.

A rare, nearly complete skull unearthed in the Egyptian desert has led to the identification of a new species of apex ...

Astronomers on Tuesday announced their observations of distinct winds in separate layers circulating on the planet named WASP ...

The research has been published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature.

Astronomers have unlocked a new way to explore alien worlds by mapping the 3D structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the ...