The TNO, which are described as minor planets that orbit the sun at a greater distance than Neptune, were found on the edge ...

The Chandra X-ray telescope and other observatories are being used to study stars that could potentially harbor habitable ...

The hunt for habitable worlds has become a hot topic in astronomy. For decades, the search has been focused on planets in the ...

A series of studies have cast doubt on the sensational claim that "the strongest evidence yet" was found that life exists anywhere else besides Earth.

Elon Musk outlined SpaceX’s plans for flights to Mars, along with his long-term vision to establish a permanent city on the ...

It's difficult to overstate just how surprisingly early to the party this water may have been. “This suggests that water, the ...

NASA’s MAVEN finally sees sputtering—an escape process that stripped Mars of its atmosphere and ancient water.

When searching for life in the Universe (aka. astrobiology), scientists use strategies that go by various names. For example, ...

People always want to know what will happen to Earth when the sun eventually swells up as a red giant. For one thing, the ...

A new study proposes that seeding the orb’s underground ocean with microbes might help us learn how to make other worlds ...

What if Earth isn’t the most habitable planet in the universe? In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified a group of “superhabitable” exoplanets,worlds that may offer even better ...

Methyl halides, detected in space, are key biosignatures in the search for extraterrestrial life, indicating potential ...