Who hasn't looked into the sky and wondered if there's life out there, somewhere, looking back at us? Is it possible there's ...

Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of "steam worlds"—exoplanets known as sub-Neptunes that are rich in water but orbit ...

Could life exist beyond Earth? This documentary investigates the solar system’s most promising candidates for alien life, from the frozen oceans of Europa to the red deserts of Mars.

Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth's climate, exploring the Solar System, and probing mysteries of the Universe.

Phases of ice that exist naturally only on frozen moons could be detected using infrared spectroscopy, according to new ...

For astrobiologists, the search for life beyond our solar system could be likened to where one would look in a vast desert -- essentially, where ...

In the early hours of September 16 skywatchers across North America and parts of Europe will have a rare opportunity to ...

Though no direct evidence of life has been found, models suggest Ceres had hot water shooting into its underground oceans ...

Forget UFOs and alien abductions, here’s how scientists are really looking for life on other worlds.It is easy to wax lyrical ...

Recently, news about Mars exploration has sparked widespread public interest. The United States' Perseverance rover has detected substances in rock core samples collected from an ancient dry riverbed ...

Adding salt to ice greatly boosts its electricity output when bent, opening paths for new devices and power generation in ...

White dwarfs may still host habitable planets. Conditions like tidal heating and migration shape their potential for life. The Sun will eventually die. This will occur when it exhausts the hydrogen ...