This NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter image, acquired on May 13, 2018, during winter at the South Pole of Mars, shows a carbon dioxide ice cap covering the region and as the sun returns in the spring, ...

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet that might have favorable conditions for liquid water. This planet, HD 20794 d, ...

Mars haunts us as a vision of a planet gone wrong. It was once warm and wet, with rivers flowing across its surface and ...

Scientists may have figured out how Mars hung onto its surface liquid water in its ancient history via alternating periods of ...

A U.S. scientist searching for a civilization across 7 Earth clones circling the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 says its own alien ...

Though it's a cold, dead planet, Mars still has its own natural beauty about it. This image shows us something we'll never ...

NASA is working on an exciting mission to send humans to Mars in the next few decades. To make this happen, the agency is ...

Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, holds fascinating clues about the origins of organic molecules in ou.

Harvard scientists explain how Mars had warm spells billions of years ago, allowing rivers and lakes to exist.

As we begin a new year, it is perhaps natural to consider the many blessings with which we’ve been endowed. We count family ...

Located less than 20 light years away, HD 20794d could potentially be one of the most Earth-like planets found so far, ...

Astronomers aimed the Very Large Telescope in Chile at a nearby exoplanet and discovered jet stream winds blowing nearly 80 ...