The Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone (CMZ), is unlike most of the galaxy. Almost 80 percent of its dense gas is held there, packed into frigid clusters called molecular clouds. Gases churn through ...

Oxygen is essential for life and a reactive player in many chemical processes. Accordingly, methods that accurately measure ...

Researchers discover collisionless shock waves as cosmic engines accelerating subatomic particles in space to extreme speeds.

Greenhouse gases are eroding the safe carrying capacity for low Earth orbit, a new study concludes. Moreover, the authors ...

Astronomers are ready to search for the fingerprints of life in faraway planetary atmospheres. But first, they need to know ...

The "viewline" for the northern lights includes the UP and areas in northern Michigan, officials announced Thursday.

Earth’s climate is heating up faster than expected, and a major culprit is the changing behavior of clouds over oceans. As ...

Pruitt recommends that everyone keep an eye on the air quality forecasts in their area as well as a few tips on bad air quality days: Gardening in the morning before the air gets bad. If you’re a ...

Fragranced products and cooking generate harmful nanoscale pollutants indoors, posing potential health risks. Purdue ...

As humans, we’re curious about how we got here. When we look out at the night sky, we see stars and planets, even galaxies.

Homes built in the 1970s were filled with shag carpets, wood paneling, conversation pits, and avocado-colored everything.

A new study suggests that dark matter could be shaping cosmic chemistry, with a proposed self-annihilating dark matter ...