Alexander Gerst has created a breathtaking visual record of our planet as seen from space.
A future manned mission to Venus could see astronauts piloting blimps around the planet's atmosphere.
NASA's Kepler space telescope has made its first discovery since being crippled by a technical fault.
A chunk of rock that landed in Morocco may hold evidence that life once existed on the Red Planet.
Scientists have identified an invisible shield around our planet that protects us from deadly electrons.
Curiosity has located a ledge of rocks that could hold important clues about the origins of the planet.
Speculation is rife over the purpose of a secretive Russian spacecraft currently orbiting the planet.
A new study has revealed that our planet's population is even more out of control than we realize.
Astronomers have identified the first ever ice giant planet beyond our own solar system.
Vast distances between habitable planets could make communication with alien life an inviable concept.
Two more unusually shaped rock formations have been discovered on the surface of the Red Planet.
Astronomers have found signs of water vapor on a planet located around 120 light years from Earth.
The satellite has arrived in orbit around the Red Planet after a 10-month voyage across the solar system.
Extrasolar planets with a companion world tugging at them could remain habitable for much longer.
Astronomers have identified an extrasolar planet that takes 708 days to complete one orbit of its star.
A new study has concluded that an exoplanet requires a liquid water ocean in order to sustain life.
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A giant laser has been used to simulate the pressures present within the cores of the gas giant planets.
The Red Planet is capable of hosting liquid water, albeit for a short time during certain months.
Located 16 light years away, Gliese 832c has been identified as one of the best places to look for life.