New research from NASA has found that the dwarf planet Ceres may be another place to look for evidence of primitive life in our solar system.

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The debate over the existence of extraterrestrial life touches literature, religion, and science in 17th century Europe.

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“This finding by Perseverance …is the closest we have ever come to discovering life on Mars,” said acting NASA administrator ...

Though this visitor came to us with no name, we’ve given it one: Comet 31/ATLAS. Astronomers have also officially classified ...

Mars, our reddish-hued neighbor in the solar system, oh how you have captivated us earthlings, fueling an obsession at the ...

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A University of Arizona-led team discovered a growing planet, WISPIT 2b, forming inside a disk gap around a young star. The finding confirms theories that protoplanets carve out gaps in disks of gas ...