New research suggests that essential components of life may assemble in interstellar space long before planets or oceans ...

New research suggests that amino acids, the fundamental components of life, may have arrived on Earth carried by interstellar ...

Mars has an active, electrically charged surface where dust storms and spinning dust devils regularly move and reshape the ...

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Tiny “water devils” were spotted at Wailoa Boat Harbor in Hilo Friday. Those at the harbor say they “came out of nowhere” with no wind or airplanes around.

Mars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an energetic and electrically charged environment where dust storms and dust devils ...

Mars often feels distant and silent, but the surface stays far from calm. Winds move across dry ground every day and lift fine dust into the air. Over time, this moving dust forms spinning columns ...

Mars isn’t just dusty—it crackles with electricity. Scientists discovered that dust devils can generate tiny electric sparks, captured for the first time by Perseverance’s microphone. These static ...

Despite the popularity of “Wicked” lately, we’re not talking about that particular twister. We’re talking about the tornado- or whirlwind-like phenomenon that has shown up frequently over the past ...

Upper left: a dusty lava puahiohio (at right in frame) above the main 2022 Maunaloa lava flow on Dec. 2, 2022, with eruptive plume further in the background (at left in frame). Upper right: a lava ...

There’s an electrifying new development in Mars science. NASA’s Perseverance rover has just captured proof of a weather phenomenon that was long suspected, but until now, never observed: electric ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI NASA just released striking new video and audio that reveal the ...