The new paper only mentions the water question briefly, but it’s an example of what they call the “logic of life” and why ...

Here are the top 10 spaceflight stories from 2024. SpaceX made history when it caught the returning first-stage Super Heavy ...

Asteroids and comets reveal complex organic molecules which form in space and might have contributed to Earth’s early biology ...

Wherever astronomers look, they see life’s raw materials—and hints at answers to one of the great mysteries of science.

Maybe not as glamorous as some might have hoped, 2024 proved to be very lucrative for space exploration as several missions ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover discovers evidence of seasonal water on Mars, announced on June 15, 2024, boosting hopes for life on the Red Planet. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope discovers a massive ...

Using a model, MIT astrophysicist Sara Seager demonstrates Starshade, under development at NASA’s Jet ... extraterrestrial life to oxygen and methane. Life could take forms other than ...

These pools, which may form in the Martian tropics, could provide a protective environmen... NASA is set to launch the Europa Clipper mission to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa in search of signs of ...

Here on Earth, a lot of things happened in 2024. But for a couple of minutes, let's leave our planet and consider what happened this year in space. NPR science correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce is ...

The missing ingredient for cooking up stars in the same way you might steam your Christmas pudding has been spotted for the first time by astronomers. Much like a pressure cooker has a weight on ...