Astronomers have identified a potentially habitable extrasolar planet situated around 137 light-years away.
Samples collected from Jezero crater may contain fossil evidence of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet.
The pint-sized helicopter exceeded everyone's wildest expectations having flown 72 missions over 3 years.
The achievement is not only significant for Japan but could also pave the way toward many more lunar missions.
The international team of astronomers describe their intriguing discovery and explore what it could be.
We may have to wait a little bit longer than originally planned to witness the next human stepping foot on the lunar surface.
Scientists in the UK have discovered what appears to be a gargantuan ring-shaped structure far off in space.
The Dark Energy Survey (DES) has taken us closer to understanding this mysterious form of energy.
Astrobotic's ambitious lunar lander Peregrine looks set to fail its mission after unexpected technical problems.
For decades, Neptune was thought to be rich blue and Uranus was thought to be pale green.
Next year we will be seeing the launch of the Europa Clipper as well as the first crewed mission of the Artemis program.
After several delays earlier this month, the enigmatic vehicle has finally headed back into space atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
Fragments of the space rock rained down over Tatahouine, Tunisia - the filming location of Tatooine in Star Wars.
Scientists have developed a new modeling tool to help simulate the effects of a nuclear device on a large asteroid.
Just in time for the festive season, the image shows a cluster of young stars that happens to resemble a Christmas tree.
The billionaire entrepreneur and founder of Blue Origin envisages a future in which most people live in outer space.
The launch marks the third trip into space for the Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft.
There is still a great deal we don't know about the enigmatic Martian moons of Phobos and Deimos.
A groundbreaking new study has indicated that there could be habitable salt glaciers situated beneath the planet's surface.
The huge black hole at the center of our galaxy is spinning at such an extreme rate that it is literally squishing space-time.