Planetary scientist and impact specialist H. Jay Melosh is this year’s recipient of the Eugene Shoemaker Memorial Award presented by the BEYOND Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at ASU.
ASU's Paul Davies challenged the orthodox view that there is only one form of life at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Chicago.
Theoretical physicist and cosmologist Lawrence Krauss describes how revolutionary discoveries in cosmology have dramatically altered our views on the universe.
Scientists at ASU are studying how the distribution of elements on Earth – or beyond – shapes the distribution of life, the state of the environment and the course of evolution.
NASA has selected ASU as one of 10 new NASA Astrobiology Institute teams, with the intent of boosting extraterrestrial exploration by refining the criteria that guide the search for life.
Volcanism has played a more extensive role in shaping the surface of Mercury than previously thought, according to imaging data gathered by the MESSENGER spacecraft.
Lawrence Krauss, renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist, is assuming a leadership role at ASU in an emerging research and educational initiative on “origins.”