The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as far as we know. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get visitors, most often in the form of (usually harmless) asteroids. Some even ...

Kevin France, a professor of astrophysics at the University of Colorado Boulder, discusses the Habitable Worlds Observatory, ...

New research shows how faint radio signals from the early Universe, soon to be detected by Moon missions, could reveal dark matter's secrets.

Experiments on Earth indicate some common species of bacteria and fungi could survive for several days on the moon's surface, ...

For more than sixty years, a tiny asteroid has been moving in step with Earth, hidden from view until recently. Astronomers ...

Experts have warned that NASA's asteroid deflection system could inadvertently send one towards Earth. The Double Asteroid ...

"Although this doesn't rule out the possibility that Enceladus' ocean may be habitable, it does mean we need to be cautious ...

Saturn is the sixth planet in the solar system, following Mars and Jupiter. "Scientists have long believed that outside of Mars, it is nearly impossible for life or life-supporting conditions to exist ...

An asteroid the size of a commercial jet passed closer to Earth than the Moon on September 3, 2025, in a high-speed flyby that drew global attention from skywatchers and astronomers alike. According ...

For the next few nights, the moon will be getting brighter and brighter until we reach the full moon. We're on day two of the lunar cycle, a series of eight unique phases of the moon's visibility. The ...

A team of astronomers has found what appears to be a previously undiscovered moon orbiting Uranus. If confirmed, this finding would mean the gigantic blue-green ice planet would have 29 moons. The ...

A direct hit to the Moon by an asteroid roughly the size of a 15-story building could trigger one of the most unusual meteor events in recorded history, sending a storm of moondust toward Earth. "Up ...