Exoplanet hunters Christopher Watson and Annelies Mortier explain the long search for a 'twin Earth' capable of sustaining ...

A 2017 satellite photo shows the stark contrast along the boundary between a giant field of golden "star dunes" and a barren ...

EU researchers are developing powerful new telescopes to help uncover Earth-like planets around distant stars and advance the search for extraterrestrial life.

NASA’s IMAP mission will explore the heliosphere and study how it shields Earth from cosmic radiation and space weather.

New ways to measure thawing permafrost could help us understand its potential impacts on infrastructure, military outposts, ...

Phosphorus is one of six key elements necessary for life on Earth. When combined with hydrogen, phosphorus forms the molecule ...

Astronomers have observed a massive growth rate in a free-floating rogue planet that’s gobbling up gas and dust at a record ...

SpaceX will launch its Falcon 9 rocket on its first mission of October from the Vanenberg Space Force Base. Here's where to ...

We have to book ground-station passes, which costs money. Sometimes we even have to switch off the acquisition of scientific ...

In the 30 years since the discovery of 51 Pegasi b, more than 6,000 planets outside our Solar System have been catalogued. Two modern-day explorers explain how.

A new batch of 23 projects will strengthen international space partnerships, develop national capabilities and boost economic ...