The NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program (ExEP) has a curated list of 164 nearest Sun-like stars that are easily visible from Earth. This list represents the first targets for a proposed large space ...

Since the 1976 Viking missions, when NASA first successfully placed uncrewed landers on Mars, scientists who study life in the universe, known as astrobiologists, have been gathering evidence to ...

Carbon is the 4th most abundant element in the universe. It’s everywhere, from the air you breathe to the carbohydrates in your food to the petroleum in the Earth’s crust. Like most elements, carbon ...

Electric vehicles (EVs) use high-powered rechargeable batteries to store electrical energy that powers their motors. Most EV batteries use a specific mixture of metals to hold the battery’s charge, ...

In March 2023, Southern California experienced heavy storms after almost 20 years of drought. Sixteen of these came from long, narrow regions of concentrated water vapor moving through the air, known ...

Astronomers and astrobiologists use a wide range of tools in their search for extraterrestrial life. Probes, satellites, and rovers take photographs and collect data on the geology and chemistry of ...

Drilling for electricity or geothermal energy is a common human-caused source of earthquakes. Drillers or engineers inject water into the earth to fracture underground rock through a process known as ...

Image Credit: "Brown Dwarf Illustration" by NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva is licensed under CC BY 4.0 To investigate what H-type objects are and where they fit within the spectrum of substellar objects ...

Since the formation of the Earth 4.2 billion years ago, hot rock from the interior of the planet has cooled off and developed crystals that accumulated over millions of years, forming surface rocks ...

Diseases that cause nerve cells in the brain to die over time are known as neurodegenerative diseases. These cells, known as neurons, are vulnerable to DNA damage because they are highly active cells ...

Since the 1850s, plowing and clear-cutting in modern agriculture have increased how fast soil erodes in the Upper Mississippi River Valley. Across the globe, farming strips soil up to 100 times faster ...