Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth's climate, exploring the Solar System, and probing mysteries of the Universe.

As a new paper in Nature reports, a sample Perseverance drilled from the rock may contain potential biosignatures of long ago microbial life.“This finding by Perseverance…is the closest we have ever ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third ISO ever detected. It was discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) ...

A newly discovered distant object that astronomers have dubbed “The Cliff” could solve a riddle posed by some of the first ...

Tom Zega, a University of Arizona scientist who's worked on samples brought back from the asteroid Bennu, tells The Show more ...

The dwarf planet Pluto and its five known natural satellites (Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra) may be frigid, but ...

Projects such as solar panels and electric school buses may not meet new deadlines for tax credits under the “big, beautiful ...

That raises the possibility that the TRAPPIST-1e exoplanet could also have liquid water and therefore support life.

From fermented fungi to gene-edited pesticides, Michael Grunwald explores innovative solutions to boost food production while protecting the planet in his latest book.

Though no direct evidence of life has been found, models suggest Ceres had hot water shooting into its underground oceans ...