Exploring one of science's most exciting frontiers, the book "Life in Space" bridges astrophysics and biology to uncover the ...
In a new book, NASA astrobiologist Caleb Scharf says the fate of life on Earth may hinge on leaving our planet behind ...
In 1949, famed mathematician and physicist John von Neumann delivered a series of addresses at the University of Illinois, ...
As telescopes have become more powerful, it’s turned out our solar system is not the only game in town: There are millions of ...
Space dust provides more than just awe-inspiring pictures like the Pillars of Creation. It can provide the necessary materials to build everything from planets to asteroids. But what it actually looks ...
Water isn't just delivered to planets by comets and asteroids — it can also be forged as worlds form, a new study finds. For ...
We all need some space sometimes—but it's harder to find than you might think. How far into our universe do we have to go to reach somewhere truly empty? Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci ...
Asteroids, comets, and clouds contain complex organic molecules that form in space and might have kickstarted life on Earth and elsewhere.
Explore the evolving rare earth hypothesis, highlighting new findings on habitability and the conditions for complex life on ...
Imagine a fiery wall of gas reaching temperatures up to 50,000 K (equivalent to 90,000 °F). Thankfully, this barrier is not located near a star or at the ...