From the deck of a ship or the window of a plane, it feels obvious that “down” points toward Earth and “up” points toward the ...

Earth and its neighbors orbit the sun on a relatively flat plane. But what's below this plane, and is anythign below the ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists at Trinity College Dublin have identified a "universal thermal performance curve" that governs how all living organisms respond to temperature. This finding ...

Spectacular clouds swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These clouds contain water, just like Earth's, but are much denser on ...

Study finds Mars helps pace Earth's ice ages through gravity. Remove Mars, and a major 2.4-million-year climate rhythm ...

Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

Particles from Earth’s atmosphere have been carried into space by solar wind and landing on the moon for billions of years, mixing into the lunar soil, according to a new study.

Among other things, the James Webb Space Telescope is designed to get us closer to finding habitable worlds around faraway ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large space telescope which collects light at infrared wavelengths. It has been ...

The solar system’s largest planet shines bright as the Moon wanes and Saturn’s moons dance in the sky this week.

New Scientist writers and contributors have chosen their top science-y books, films, TV shows, music, video games and board ...