Federal officials are reviewing a missing‑scientists list that includes Caltech and NASA JPL, drawing California into a wave ...

NASA's Curiosity rover took this selfie at a site on Mars where it drilled a sample to search for organic molecules in ...

The Curiosity rover conducted a first-of-its kind experiment on Mars, detecting organic molecules that have never been ...

PASADENA, CA – Long before he became one of the world’s most influential astronomers, Shrinivas Kulkarni grew up in a tightly knit, unusually accomplished Indian family, moving from town to town ...

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected three University of Minnesota professors as members. College of Science ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has found chemicals linked to the rise of life on Earth, in a first-of-its-kind experiment on the ...

NASA’s Mars rover has detected new organic compounds in ancient rocks, adding fresh evidence that the Red Planet may once have supported life.

The findings reveal that the Martian surface can preserve the kinds of molecules that could serve as signs of ancient life.

The Curiosity rover landed on Mars way too late to observe barren Gale Crater when it was potentially lush Gale Lake. Three ...

American space agency NASA revealed the first study based on the findings of the SPHEREx telescope, and the bottom line is ...

As these chemicals swirl down drains, or leach out of trash at the dump, they contaminate soil, groundwater, and, ultimately, ...

Quantum computers of the future may be closer to reality thanks to new research from Caltech and Oratomic, a Caltech-linked start-up company. Theorists and experimentalists teamed up to develop a new ...