Searching for life on other planets requires more than just measuring their distances from their stars. A future NASA ...

When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's habitable zone . Water is a key ...

For decades, scientists have been baffled by two enormous, enigmatic structures buried deep inside Earth with features so ...

Interest in Martian life had been spurred by a now infamous announcement from the White House lawn in 1996, when President ...

A pair of small satellites began their 2 year journey to Mars to study the red planet's magnetic field and how solar wind has stripped the atmosphere there over millions of years ...

Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That’s the future that NASA’s ESCAPADE ...

New research indicates that early Martian volcanoes may have emitted reactive sulfur gases that warmed the planet and supported conditions suitable for microbial life. Although scientists are still ...

Astronomers say they spotted signs of a giant explosion releasing from a star beyond our solar system, one powerful enough to destroy a planet’s atmosphere.

Scientists suspect iron meteorites might be able to resist erosion on Mars, which may explain why some appear perched on flat ground rather than embedded in craters. In other cases, a crater may have ...

Blue Origin scrubbed once again its launch attempt for its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral, this time blaming space ...

NASA is preparing to send a pair of small spacecraft on a journey to Mars this afternoon, marking a significant milestone for both the agency and Blue Origin.