K2-18b, an exoplanet 120 light-years away, may be the best hope to confirm that life exists beyond Earth. Here's what to know ...

The process of choosing a pope, also known as “conclave,” is a combination of ancient tradition, religious ritual and ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft successfully flew past asteroid Donaldjohanson, collecting data and images of the second of its 11 ...

"Either our models are in error, or the DMS/DMDS might not exist," Schwieterman told Space.com. "Finding life outside the ...

The report of possible biosignatures on the exoplanet K2-18b is exciting, but we are a long way from establishing beyond ...

Here’s a little spoiler for next month’s Cosmic Calendar: early May will see the return of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower. The ...

A new AI model from the University of Bern predicts planetary systems likely to host Earth-like planets. It could boost the ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

A planetary scientist explains new research explaining the differing compositions between space rocks that hit Earth and are ...

In a stunning new finding, astronomers have uncovered the strongest evidence yet of life existing beyond our solar system. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers from the University of ...