"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly ...

In a solar system far, far away NASA have discovered a planet which they think 'might be remarkably similar to Earth', though ...

Scientists have shown that the building blocks of proteins can form naturally in deep space. This means the raw ingredients ...

These icy bodies orbit the sun just like the major planets, yet they follow their own rules, often traveling along elongated ...

Scientists continue to mine data gathered by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, retired in 2018, and continue to turn up ...

Cold cosmic dust grains can link amino acids into protein‑like chains in deep space, suggesting life’s chemistry may begin ...

We have all been taught in school that planets revolve in the same direction as the Earth, i.e., in the counterclockwise ...

Scientists have recently focused their telescopes on a mysterious planet drifting through space, a discovery that has captured the imagination of astronomers worldwide. This Jupiter-like wanderer, ...

In space, no one can hear you scream. But just because sound can’t travel in the vacuum of space doesn’t mean that the ...

Earth and its neighbors orbit the sun on a relatively flat plane. But what's below this plane, and is anythign below the ...

In 2026, astronauts will travel around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will ...

Although Mercury was geologically active in its early days, today its surface appears almost completely static. This is why ...