The closest place to look for extraterrestrial life is on planets within our solar system.
ESA's Mars Express orbiter surveyed the vast Nili Fossae trenches, which formed following a massive impact billions of years ...
The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) has developed a Declaration of Principles, a set of general guidelines for ...
Exoplanets are common in our galaxy, and some even orbit in the so-called habitable zone of their star. NASA's James Webb ...
Mars is collecting artifacts.Without the large, powerful camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which observes ...
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 ...
NASA's Perseverance rover is collecting Mars rock and soil that could contain hints of ancient alie… ...
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is running some of the final tests required to launch its Hera mission this October, which aims to investigate the asteroid that NASA intentionally slammed a ...
A new NASA project allows Instagram users to experience the wonders of the universe as seen by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other space telescopes. It's an augmented reality (AR) filter ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After years of stumbles and delays, Boeing has finally launched astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. It’s the first flight of Boeing’s ...