Long theorized but never observed, the first known “planet with a death wish” is described by Ilin and her colleagues in a ...

The NASA/ESA Cassini-Huygens mission explored Saturn and its moons from 2004 to 2017, providing the most detailed images and ...

In a groundbreaking development, NASA has announced a new alloy that could be the key to unlocking ultra-stable space ...

Because it shrinks when other materials expand, Allvar Alloy 30 can be used to strategically compensate for the expansion and contraction of other materials. The alloy’s unique NTE property and lack ...

When the search for habitable exoplanets requires a 1,000 times more stable telescope than James Webb Space Telescope, even ...

A unique new material that shrinks when it is heated and expands when it is cooled could help enable the ultra-stable space ...

How many Earth-like exoplanets orbit M dwarf stars (Red dwarf stars), which are smaller and cooler than our Sun? This is what ...

New research says that the search for extraterrestrial life may be too narrow, as life could thrive in conditions far ...

The skepticism and debate around the question of "are we alone in the universe" makes the field of astrobiology more cautious ...

A type of lichen was able to survive extreme UV radiation in the lab, suggesting that ozone protection might not be required for life on exoplanets.