Researchers have found all five of the essential bases that make up DNA and RNA in samples taken from the asteroid Ryugu.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Even in the cold, airless regions between stars, cosmic dust grains can help stitch amino ...

This is the center of the Heart Nebula or IC-1805 in the center is a cluster of stars known as Melotte 15. It is located in the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. This is the ...

Scientists have taken a close look at our activity within the solar system to determine where to look for signals from intelligent alien life. The findings apply if those extraterrestrials explore ...

An artist's conception of Pandora observing an exoplanet.NASA Editor at Large It was one of humanity’s greater vanities that we ever questioned whether there are any planets in the universe beyond the ...

October is Space Month. At Duke University, space research is more than just science — it's a bold journey across disciplines. This is the third in a series of stories featuring innovators, dreamers, ...

In addition to shaping the interior of rocky planets, molten rock located deep within these planets may also contribute to the creation of a planet’s magnetic fields, which protect the entire planet ...

Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets—including Earth—and survive, a new Johns Hopkins University study finds. The work demonstrates that a certain ...

In a blow to anyone dreaming that complex life may exist elsewhere in the universe, a new study suggests we're unlikely to find it around many of the most common stars in the galaxy. Earth-like ...

"The universe is a pretty big place. So if it's just us... seems like an awful waste of space," goes a line from the 1997 film "Contact." In the movie, Jodie Foster plays Dr. Ellie Arroway, a radio ...