Water once flowed through asteroid Ryugu and possibly in early solar system, Japanese researchers claim Experts have ...

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The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) received a $750,000 grant from NASA to study underground ecosystems powered by ...

In 2005, ESA's Huygens probe landed on Titan, revealing the atmosphere, landscapes, and chemistry of Saturn's moon.

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NASA aims to study rocky planets similar to Earth and analyse their atmospheres for biosignatures. The James Webb Space ...

American space agency NASA announced this week the counter showing the number of confirmed exoplanets has now reached over 6,000.

This giant protective bubble, created by the Sun's solar wind, extends far beyond the orbit of Neptune and shields life in our solar system from harmful cosmic radiation and high-energy particles.

Importantly, the 6,000 figure is continuously updated as astronomers around the world confirm new planets, meaning no single planet is officially the 6,000th.