Space has a way of making scientists throw out their textbooks. Just when astronomers think they understand how the universe ...

Astronomers have observed a free-floating planet accreting massive amounts of gas and dust, shedding new light on planetary formation.

Asteroids, comets, and clouds contain complex organic molecules that form in space and might have kickstarted life on Earth ...

In a new study, researchers from Penn State and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory analyzed human deep space communications and found that human transmissions are frequently directed toward our own ...

The European Space Agency's upcoming Henon mission will be the first ever CubeSat to independently venture into deep space, ...

For decades, the search for alien intelligence has revolved around the question: if someone out there is listening, how could they hear us? A new study combining data from Penn State and NASA’s Jet ...

Recent research has challenged the traditional view that water on planets must be delivered from space, suggesting instead ...

Astronomers say the water that fills Earth's oceans — and the stuff you use to brew your morning cup of coffee or tea — may ...

Viewed from orbit, Jackass Flats — situated in southern Nevada about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas — could easily be confused for Mars. The alluvial basin is full of tan and gray regolit ...

Astronomers recently peered deep into space and found that an old, faint white dwarf named LSPM J0207+3331, located about 145 ...

Roughly 4.5 billion years ago, the young solar system was a swirling cloud of gas and dust that formed the first asteroids ...