NASA’s Curiosity rover has spotted carbon-containing minerals that can tell scientists more about what ancient Mars’ atmosphere may have looked like.

Ever wondered how fragile our existence on Earth is? As we journey on this space-rock, our planet is surrounded by numerous cosmic threats that could alter life as we know it. Dive deep into the ...

The number of known exoplanets seems to grow every day. Most of them are worlds completely unlike our own. But some get pretty close to something resembling home - and may someday become exactly that.

Representing 27% of all forests worldwide, boreal forests are the planet's terrestrial "second lung" after tropical forests.

Vesta might be a shattered remnant of an early planet, not a failed one—forcing scientists to rethink how worlds begin.

Stars have long inspired curiosity among observers, but our understanding of their birth and the creation of planets around ...

The Dragonfly quadcopter will soar through Titan’s hazy skies and roam its dune seas in search of evidence that the distant ...

They reveal a whole new level of detail in these planet-forming systems. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every ...

In 2020, astronomers detected WD 1856+534 b, a gas giant that orbits a star 81 light-years from Earth. This exoplanet, which ...

The solar system consists of our star, the sun, and everything bound to it by gravity: the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, ...

A rare and dramatic scene unfolds 140 light-years from Earth. A rocky planet, once whole, is now crumbling to dust under the ...

Earth" planet was discovered by researchers. It is not believed these planets are more common than previously thought.