Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

The search for habitable exoplanets is a key priority and sits at the pinnacle of exoplanet science. The science community stated that clearly in the 2020 Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020 ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope are unraveling the mysteries of TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized exoplanet 40 light years away that could harbor liquid water. Early data suggests hints of ...

Much like the murky waters of the deep ocean, the unpredictable fluidity of Earth’s atmosphere can distort any light that ...

A distant exoplanet might have an atmosphere similar to Earth's, early observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggest. It is part of a group of planets orbiting a star called TRAPPIST ...

Ryugu’s samples reveal that water activity on asteroids lasted far longer than scientists thought, possibly reshaping ...

Dust brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e-6 mission contains rare meteorite relics that could change our understanding of sources of water and other life-essential ingredients in our solar system.

CI chondrites are the most water- and volatile-rich of meteorites, with compositions similar to space rocks like Ryugu and ...

JWST observations of exoplanet TRAPPIST-1d reveal a lack of a substantial, Earth-like atmosphere, as indicated by a "flat" spectral signature lacking typical atmospheric molecule fingerprints (e.g., ...

NASA has awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to Science and Technology Corp., or STC, to support the agency’s atmospheric science research ...

The sky abounds with aerosols, tiny particles with large sway over Earth’s temperature. A new NASA visualization reveals how these airborne particles swirl through the atmosphere. The agency’s Goddard ...

Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above thunderstorms. Red spites, a type of transient luminous event or TLE, appear in the ...