Getting astronauts to Mars is only half the mission — the real problem is bringing them back. NASA engineers are designing ...

A layer of molten rock deep inside some rocky planets may be doing more than shaping their interiors. New research points to ...

Using data gathered by NASA's Juno Jupiter orbiter, scientists estimate that Europa's ice shell is about 18 miles thick — ...

When astronomers announced Kepler-452b, they were not just adding another distant world to a growing catalog. They were ...

Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

Scientists may need to broaden their horizons in their search for alien life.

More planets could be homes for aliens than we thought, scientists say - Planets we thought were not inhabitable might ...

London, Jan 12 (The Conversation) We live in a very exciting time: answers to some of the oldest questions humanity has conceived are within our grasp. One of these is whether Earth is the only place ...

We recently discussed the different types of worlds that the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is expected to find that ...

Fire and Ash,” continues the story of the plight of the Na’vi, an alien species whose planet is colonized by a militarized ...