Does it rain diamonds on Neptune and Uranus? Scientists uncover how extreme pressure and temperature deep inside these ice giants create a continuous diamond rain.

Experts have found long carbon chains, containing up to 12 consecutive atoms, in samples of Martian rock which date back billions of years.

Once its rings vanish from sight in March 2025, Saturn will look like a pale yellow sphere through most telescopes.

Skywatchers will get a rare chance to see Saturn in its full glory, without chunks of ice and rock swarming around it.

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“These missions cover the full breadth of the science that NASA does every day,” said Dr. Mark Clampin, acting deputy associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.

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NASA has had chief scientists since 1982. Their role is to advise the agency's administrator and, as the American Association for the Advancement of Science described it on science.org March 10 ...

Regarding a potential 50% cut to NASA's science missions, Dreier said it remains a dynamic situation and the final funding request remains unknown — but if half of this money goes away within ...