Life may exist elsewhere in the Milky Way galaxy, though try as they might, scientists have yet to detect any sign of…
A new congressionally mandated report says NASA should refine its strategy and improve its tools to foster the study of…
Globular clusters are among the most fascinating celestial phenomena in the galaxy, packing a hideous amount of stars…
By searching for the telltale, periodic dimming of light from distant stars, astronomers can spot orbiting exoplanets…
Using data collected by NASA’s late-great Cassini space probe, scientists have detected traces of complex organic…
To date, scientists have catalogued more than 3,500 exoplanets, some of which may even be capable of fostering life.…
Rocky worlds larger than Earth are commonplace in the galaxy, and a few of them may even be habitable. Which poses an…
Researchers working in the Canadian high north have discovered two super-salty lakes buried deep beneath the Arctic…
Venus, with its crushing atmospheric pressure and scorching surface temperatures, seems an unlikely place for life to…
Enceladus is one of the most fascinating objects in the Solar System. Parked in orbit around Saturn, the ice-covered…
It’s been less than a year since astronomers detected seven planets around TRAPPIST-1, a remarkable star system located…
It’s generally agreed that some kind of microbe will be the first form of life we discover on another planet, moon, or…
Space is great, and it is very fun to have an agency that funds research missions to explore things far from our little…
Humans have had such a dramatic impact on Earth that some scientists say we’ve kickstarted a new geological era known…
From the moment that seven Earth-sized planets were discovered in orbit around TRAPPIST-1—an ultracool dwarf star…
Mildly encouraging news for Earthlings hoping to escape the scorched ruins of our own planet: A team of astronomers has…
Saturn’s moon Titan is a world of contrast; both eerily familiar and strikingly alien. Its calm seas and enormous sand…
Earlier this year, Earthlings rejoiced when scientists announced the discovery of three rocky exoplanets in the…
You think you have it rough because you spent the weekend eating tequila-soaked watermelon? That’s Juicy Juice compared…
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