This unusual crater on Mars resembles a butterfly, but its shape tells a story of a shallow impact, melted ice, and ancient ...

The disk contains enough mass to potentially assemble a multitude of Jupiter-sized planets. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

When we start talking about Earth's origin, there are many theories on the table that have been tossed around for years, with the Big Bang hypothesis often leading the charge. But thanks to the James ...

ESA’s Mars Express mission has uncovered a fascinating geological formation on the Red Planet: a massive crater that eerily resembles a butterfly. This “Martian butterfly” was spotted in the Idaeus ...

Entomologist and insect photographer Alex Wild has captured a gorgeous image of this Greta oto, or glasswing butterfly, in Belize (click to enlarge). You can see the color of the flowers perfectly ...