This finding has opened up new avenues for understanding the early universe and the origins of water on our planet ...

The challenge in the search for habitable worlds is clear. We need to be able to identify habitable worlds and distinguish ...

In a first-ever discovery, scientists have detected water ice surrounding a young star that closely resembles our Sun. This ...

The US is building multiple major telescopes and planetary probes to advance the search for life beyond Earth.

Ever wonder how NASA captures stunning images from deep space probes? Interplanetary scientist John Spencer takes us behind ...

Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.

Tokyo-based company ispace aims to land its "Resilience" spacecraft in the moon's Mare Frigoris ("Sea of Cold") region on June 5, notching a big milestone for Japan and for commercial spaceflight.

Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have provided new clues about how the exoplanet WASP-121b has formed ...