The discovery of water ice around a distant star is allowing scientists to study how the key ingredient for life is delivered ...

But what is the science behind extraterrestrial life? Is it possible that humans will ever experience "first contact" with an ...

Astronomers have long been intrigued by the makeup of the asteroid belt’s largest body. When it was first spotted in 1801, ...

If you were to ask scientists where life exists beyond Earth, they would correctly tell you that we do not know. There is so much that we do not understand about life on Earth, let alone about where ...

Our satellite is a little off-balance. GRAIL data show a mass asymmetry of a few percent between its near and far sides.

NASA's GRAIL mission has unveiled significant differences between the moon's nearside and farside, attributing them to tidal ...

An exhaustive examination of lunar gravity using data obtained by two NASA robotic spacecraft is offering new clues about why ...

Data from NASA's GRAIL mission reveals evidence of ancient volcanic heat still influencing the moon's internal structure.

An exhaustive examination of lunar gravity using data obtained by two NASA robotic spacecraft is offering new clues about why ...

Saturn’s moon Enceladus, or Jupiter’s satellite Ganymede. Given the potential past or present habitable conditions on those worlds, it could provide clues to how the internal structures and ...