The closest place to look for extraterrestrial life is on planets within our solar system.

Hunting for life on other worlds isn’t easy. Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Cole Mathis, ...

The strikingly diverse surface of Mars is captured in new orbiter flyover footage, providing insight on the events of the Red ...

Created using data from the Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC), the new video depicts the fractured, uneven ...

The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) has developed a Declaration of Principles, a set of general guidelines for ...

Mars is collecting artifacts.Without the large, powerful camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which observes ...

Exoplanets are common in our galaxy, and some even orbit in the so-called habitable zone of their star. NASA's James Webb ...

NASA scientists have discovered a gas on Mars that is produced by living things on Earth. This made researchers wonder what might be hiding on the Red Planet. A constant flow of methane from Gale ...

NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover has a new companion called ‘Dwayne’. No, it’s not an alien – though the rover is tasked with searching for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet.

NASA's Perseverance rover is collecting Mars rock and soil that could contain hints of ancient alie… ...

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Why do astronomers look for signs of life on other planets based on how life is on Earth? Couldn’t there be totally different kinds of life on other planets? – Henry, age 13, Somerville ...