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

In the hunt for exoplanets, many seek out habitable worlds. There's comfort in discovering planets that remind us of ...

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 ...

Of the roughly 6,000 exoplanets we’ve discovered, a significant number are in the apparent habitable zones of their stars.

Indigenous scholar and organizer Nick Estes explores how land-based and Earth-centered societies are advancing solutions and ...

Scientists have been arguing about the origin of strange streaks on Mars since the earliest missions to the Red Planet.

The fundamental building blocks for planet formation can exist even in environments with extreme ultraviolet radiation, according to a new study.

Researchers analyzed a global database of 500,000 strange streaks that occur on steep Martian slopes, concluding that they’re ...