A major new study lays out plans for crewed missions to Mars, with the search for extraterrestrial life being a top priority ...

Scientists studying the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua have proposed that it may be a fragment from a Pluto-like planet beyond ...

As humanity prepares to take its first steps on Mars, a comprehensive report released by the National Academies of Sciences, ...

UC Davis engineers have invented a Stirling engine that captures Earth’s escaping heat to generate power from the night sky.

Aliens might be transmitting communications signals to each other across exoplanets, some astronomers think. Since these ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within swirling mini-twisters on Mars.

NASA funds new software to enhance drone navigation over featureless Martian terrain. This initiative supports autonomous ...

Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 is the farthest spacecraft from our planet, currently exploring interstellar space 15.8 billion ...

Scientists have long believed that the Moon was formed by a massive object crashing into the Earth. But what was that thing ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones, marking the start of a new era of ...

One mission would involve a full 300 sols on the Red Planet, with the goal of finding extinct or current life on Mars. But ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is making its closest approach to Earth this month, captivating astronomers with its otherworldly ...