The challenge in the search for habitable worlds is clear. We need to be able to identify habitable worlds and distinguish ...

Exoplanet science is shifting from finding any detectable exoplanets we can to searching for those in their stars' habitable ...

Mini sand dunes form from bouncing sand on hard surfaces. A new model explains their growth on both Earth and Mars. A new ...

A pioneering study reveals how archaeologists' satellite tools can be repurposed to tackle climate change. By using AI and ...

YR4, which previously posed the highest impact risk to Earth ever recorded, has now been assessed a slightly higher chance of ...

It might or might not be the smell of aliens, but dimethyl sulfide — and its funky odor — definitely gets around ...

Mars, the enigmatic Red Planet, has long captivated humanity with its stark, seemingly barren landscape. Today, it’s a cold, ...

We Earthlings see the sun every day of our lives—but gaining a truly new view of our star is a rare and precious thing. So ...

On Earth there is no record of Niallia tiangongensis, a bacterium found aboard the Tiangong station that appears to be well ...

Thus, there must be billions of planets that lack intelligent forms of life; but it is no surprise that some must have intelligent life: “There’s at least 100 billion planets in just our galaxy,” says ...