The closest place to look for extraterrestrial life is on planets within our solar system.
NASA and ESA have completed an agreement under which NASA will provide hundreds of millions of dollars of support for a ...
The strikingly diverse surface of Mars is captured in new orbiter flyover footage, providing insight on the events of the Red ...
Europe's unlucky Mars rover, known as Rosalind Franklin, has gotten a boost thanks to a new cooperation agreement with ...
Exoplanets are common in our galaxy, and some even orbit in the so-called habitable zone of their star. NASA's James Webb ...
The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) has developed a Declaration of Principles, a set of general guidelines for ...
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Why do astronomers look for signs of life on other planets based on how life is on Earth? Couldn’t there be totally different kinds of life on other planets? – Henry, age 13, Somerville ...
NASA's Perseverance rover is collecting Mars rock and soil that could contain hints of ancient alie… ...
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