NASA has taken a bold step in the search for alien life beyond Earth. The space agency announced the selection of seven ...

NASA has unveiled the largest planet-forming disc ever recorded, after capturing striking new images with the Hubble Space ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

On January 5, 2005, astronomers at NASA discovered Eris, the second-largest dwarf planet in the solar system. Eris is just ...

NASA has taken a major step toward one of its most ambitious science goals as it searches for signs of life on planets beyond ...

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Viewed from orbit, Jackass Flats — situated in southern Nevada about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas — could easily be confused for Mars. The alluvial basin is full of tan and gray regolith, hued ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured infant planets colliding around Fomalhaut, one of the brightest stars in the night ...

Six planets are hanging out in the sky this month in what’s known as a planetary parade. Catch the spectacle while you can because it’s the last one of the year. These linkups happen when several ...