But what is a solar eclipse? Think of it as a supercharged new moon, one that occurs when the moon passes between the sun the ...

But hints of auroras were first faintly detected in ultraviolet light when the Voyager 2 spacecraft flew past Neptune in 1989 ...

Scientists have just revealed an incredible "breakthrough" discovery of four Earth-like planets orbiting one of our closest ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has encountered another rock on Mars that has left scientists puzzled.

The rover carries several swatches of spacesuit materials, and scientists are assessing how they’ve held up after four years ...

The molecules may be remnants of fatty acids, which form cell membranes in Earth’s organisms, though they might have formed ...

‘There is evidence that liquid water existed in Gale Crater for millions of years and probably much longer, which means there ...

Toxic dust on Mars would make a future mission to the red planet extremely hazardous for astronauts and require significant ...

A new 28-minute film explores the medical, social, political and ethical challenges of parenthood and child-rearing that ...

A colossal asteroid, known as 2014 TN17, is set to make a chillingly close pass by Earth this week, marking the nearest ...

Curiosity found large organic molecules in a 2013 Mars rock sample. These fragments suggest Mars had the right chemistry for ...

Researchers caution that the molecules could be of abiotic or biological origin, and do not represent definitive proof of ...