On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the ...

"This agreement enables closer collaboration between NASA and the Department of Energy to deliver the capabilities necessary ...

The moon is pretty inhospitable to humans, but recent research has found that it's surprisingly possible for breathable air ...

Scientists studying Saturn’s mysterious moon Enceladus say it may be one of the most promising places in our solar system to ...

Beneath Europa's icy shell lies an ocean vaster than Earth's. But is its hidden world buzzing with life, or silent as the ...

"We're not saying, and we can't say, that there's no life in Europa. What we're saying is that it's a harder proposition, ...

A new study reveals that tiny fragments of Earth's atmosphere are transported to and absorbed by the moon via gusts of solar ...

A study has cast doubt on the idea that Jupiter's moon Europa, where NASA has sent a spacecraft, could have conditions to ...

A former senior analyst for The Bank of England warned the bank to prepare for alien contact, citing the United States' ...

Because the moon has less gravity than Earth does, time passes slightly differently there. This effect was first predicted by ...

Jupiter's moon Europa is on the short list of places in our solar system seen as promising in the search for life beyond ...

Sputnik skies to analysis of interstellar visitors, scientists are rethinking how and where to look for physical traces of ...