NASA aims to study rocky planets similar to Earth and analyse their atmospheres for biosignatures. The James Webb Space ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled breathtaking images of Saturn’s North Pole, capturing the iconic hexagonal cloud patterns in unprecedented detail. These observations shed new light on ...

American space agency NASA announced this week the counter showing the number of confirmed exoplanets has now reached over 6,000.

NASA confirms that the number of discovered exoplanets outside our solar system has reached 6,000, marking a major milestone in space research.

Importantly, the 6,000 figure is continuously updated as astronomers around the world confirm new planets, meaning no single planet is officially the 6,000th.

However, the latest research published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters indicates a significant reversal in solar activity since 2008. Jamie Jasinski, a space plasma physicist at NASA's Jet ...

After a year of scientific scrutiny, a rock sample collected by the Perseverance rover has been confirmed to contain a potential biosignature. The sample is the best candidate so far to provide ...

In the summer of 1976, NASA's Viking spacecraft successfully landed on Mars, marking humanity's first direct scientific exploration in search of extraterrestrial life. This mission not only caused a ...

In the ever-evolving world of science, discoveries are often made that surprise the researchers themselves and force past ...

China is advancing plans for a landmark planetary defense mission aimed at testing whether a spacecraft can alter the trajectory of a near-Earth object. The project seeks to launch a spacecraft that ...

The global scientific community, a study says, should prepare for when humanity detects signs of extraterrestrial intelligence in the internet age.

The United States space agency NASA has blocked citizens of China with valid US visas from its amenities, a move that ...