Scientists have come up with a novel new way to account for what happens inside a black hole.
Some universes might provide conditions more favorable to the development of life than our own.
The Rosetta spacecraft has found what appears to be patches of ice on the surface of comet 67P.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has identified an anomalous structure on the surface of the dwarf planet.
NASA is looking in to the possibility of using nuclear weapons to defend Earth against asteroid impacts.
Researchers have concluded that a manned mission to Mars is unlikely to contaminate the planet.
Astronomers have identified a planet the size of Mars orbiting a star 200 light years from the Earth.
NASA has announced that it has reached a major new milestone in its upcoming mission to explore Europa.
Scientists have identified traces of methane inside space rocks that are thought to have come from Mars.
Scientists are developing a robot designed to explore the ocean beneath Jupiter's icy moon.
The Rosetta probe's companion lander Philae has finally awoken after losing power in November.
Deposits of impact glass on the surface of Mars could potentially contain traces of ancient life forms.
The new Space Launch System will enable ambitious future missions including a manned trip to Mars.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has outlined the space agency's plans for getting humans to Mars.
The late Star Trek actor was recently honored with a main-belt asteroid that now bears his name.
The smaller moons of Pluto are now believed to wobble about unpredictably as they orbit the dwarf planet.
The space agency will be testing out its futuristic Mars landing system over Hawaii this week.
New research has emphasized the remarkable persistence of life even in the cold vacuum of space.
The space agency has outlined its upcoming mission to determine if Jupiter's icy moon is habitable.
The Siloe Patera crater on Mars is now believed to be the collapsed center of an enormous volcano.