When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's habitable zone. Water is a key ingredient for life, and on a planet too close to ...

These images mark an early milestone in the mission, confirming that OSIRIS-APEX is healthy and on course for its 2029 ...

Little is known about the long-destroyed moon-forming planet, Theia. But it may have been born in the inner solar system—just like Earth—a new study suggests ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of Proxima b, an Earth like planet right in our cosmic backyard. Located just 4.2 ...

About 4.5 billion years ago, Earth had a violent neighbor. A young, still-forming planet named Theia slammed into our world with enough force to melt vast portions of its mantle and scatter a huge ...

BEIJING -- A series of scientific satellites launched by China have achieved major discoveries in fields such as cosmic ...

This means that it would still take a little over four whole years of traveling at lightspeed to reach the red dwarf—not that ...

European astronomers report the discovery of a second alien world in the TOI-1422 planetary system located some 500 light ...

According to popular media, the search for alien life involves advanced technology, space exploration and sometimes even ...

News that a NASA scientist has announced fresh progress on Proxima b has pushed our nearest known exoplanet neighbor back ...