The second half of the 19th century was a particularly interesting time to imagine Mars. This was a period during which the ...

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

They’re not a perfect match, but it’s way too hot on the first planet for us to hop over and confirm for ourselves.

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...

One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at ...

Mercury is the month's highlight, reaching greatest elongation July 4. Also on show in the Southern Hemisphere: Mars, Saturn, ...

The question of whether Earth is alone in harboring life has captivated humanity for millennia. In recent years, scientists ...

The origin of life is one of the most fundamental and enduring questions of mankind and one of the three greatest Origin ...

Life outside the Earth is one of the biggest "what if" in history, but NASA is trying to put a end to the discussion - or add more to it - with this new world.

NASA have found something new moving in our Solar System. Even thought it's not water, still a phenomenon worth of time ...

Rourkela and Sun Yat-sen University in China have examined how spinning dust devils, powerful dust storms and widespread ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute who explains why the Red Planet may hold answers about ...