The closest place to look for extraterrestrial life is on planets within our solar system.
The strikingly diverse surface of Mars is captured in new orbiter flyover footage, providing insight on the events of the Red ...
A lot of people are focused on signs of alien life, but the space telescope will have a lot to say about exoplanet geology and formation.
The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) has developed a Declaration of Principles, a set of general guidelines for ...
NASA officials want a new Mars sample return mission plan that is faster, costs less and isn't as complex than one scrapped ...
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has signed an agreement for the design and construction of ANDES, the ArmazoNes high Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph. The ANDES instrument will be installed ...
NASA's Perseverance rover is collecting Mars rock and soil that could contain hints of ancient alie… ...
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 ...
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 ...
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