Baker’s yeast isn’t just useful in the kitchen — it may also be built for space. Researchers found that yeast cells can ...

Tiny tornadoes of dust whirl across Mars's rusty plains far faster than scientists thought, a new study reveals. The results could help scientists plan future Mars missions by accounting for the ...

A microphone on the 'head' of NASA's Perseverance rover has recorded the sounds of dust devils whirling by, but it also picked up a surprise — distinct snaps and pops indicating that tiny sparks of ...

Tiny sparks inside Martian dust clouds have just rewritten what scientists thought they knew about the Red Planet’s weather. Instead of a quiet, frozen desert, Mars is now emerging as a world where ...

Scientists want to send tiny, solar-powered spacecraft to examine difficult-to-reach parts of Earth’s atmosphere – and eventually other planets too. The small devices are able to float in the air and ...