When NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater in 2021, its primary mission was to scour the remnants of a dried-up Martian lakebed for signs of ancient life. Scientists have been focused on ...

NASA lost contact with MAVEN on Dec. 6, 2025, after the spacecraft was expected to emerge from Mars' far side. Communications received two days earlier showed the spacecraft was o ...

The fictional biologist in ‘Project Hail Mary’ claims that potential alien organisms might not be made of carbon or require water, unlike life on Earth.

NASA has offered a sneak peek inside its Mars simulation habitat where four volunteers have now spent 150 days isolated from the outside world. By living within the confines of the 1,700-square-foot ...

Life on Earth is a precious thing, especially given what astronomers know about the visible universe. Although researchers have so far identified over 6,000 exoplanets beyond our solar system, only a ...

If we're to find extraterrestrial life in the universe, astronomers have pinpointed the best places to look for it. They have ...

Scientists discover a nearby planet with a molten interior and sulfur-rich atmosphere, L 98-59 d, revealing a possible new ...

Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA's Perseverance rover has detected underground remains of an ancient river delta on Mars ...

Alan Dyer/VW Pics/UIG via March's new moon phase is upon us, bringing gorgeous dark skies free of natural light pollution — ...

The Perseverance rover has found tiny crystals that seem to be rubies or sapphires inside pebbles on Mars, where they have ...

By plying its ground-penetrating radar in the depths of Mars’s Jezero Crater, this rover has found even older deltas buried beneath those seen on the surface from space ...

We're choosing the best leaders from across the entirety of Earth-616, drawing from the Avengers, the X-Men and many more ...