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 ...

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

By integrating seismic data, mineral physics and geodynamic modeling, the study reconceived large low-shear velocity ...

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

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

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.

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 ...

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.

This artist’s concept shows the volatile red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 and its four most closely orbiting planets, all of which ...

Blue Origin used its New Glenn rocket to launch twin probes that will study Mars' atmosphere and ionosphere — and then ...