Lindley Johnson has been a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an ...

"The algorithm achieves precision values of up to 0.99, which means that 99% of the systems identified by the ...

A new model has been developed to simulate interstellar activity within our solar system and the nearby Alpha Centauri system ...

A Southwest Research Institute-led study modeled the chemistry of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet between Earth and Neptune in size, ...

Lithospheric dripping occurs when the underside of Earth's rocky crust is heated to a certain temperature. As the rock melts, a drop starts to form, eventually becoming weighty enough to break off and ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at potential first signs of life on another world, an FDA greenlight for ...

Scientists have detected possible biosignature gases in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18 b -- gases produced only by life on ...

Johnson: When you first discover things that ... and what that capability provides for planetary defense. Also, it will provide very interesting asteroid science. NASA's OSIRIS-APEX probe will ...

Fresh data from the James Webb Space Telescope provide more evidence for what some consider a biosignature — but debate is ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

A bold geochemical model reveals that TOI‑270 d, a sub‑Neptune 73 light‑years away, is likely a giant rocky world cloaked in ...