According to a new study, many planets in the so-called habitable zone can only support single-celled organisms.
Astronomers have found a planet with an atmosphere in a region that was thought to be hostile to such worlds.
Scientists have determined the origins of a peculiar hum that seemed to encircle the entire planet back in 2018.
The enigmatic dwarf planet has been throwing up no shortage of surprises over the last few years.
The space agency's InSight lander has successfully picked up a seismic event on the Red Planet.
Scientists have determined that planets orbiting red dwarf stars may be capable of supporting primitive life.
A controversial experiment in China has been likened to something out of a 'Planet of the Apes' movie.
The space agency is hoping to launch its first manned mission to the Red Planet within the next 14 years.
Scientists have confirmed via ESA's Mars Express probe that Curiosity did detect methane on the Red Planet.
Scientists at JPL have been working to simulate the atmospheric conditions found on 'hot Jupiter' planets.
In a new study, scientists have worked out that, on average, Mercury is actually closer to us than Venus.
A new study has revealed that our planet's atmosphere extends further in to space than was previously believed.
Scientists have successfully identified an entirely new moon in orbit around the gas giant Neptune.
A Russian satellite has picked up mysterious 'explosions of light' in our planet's upper atmosphere.
Our planet's magnetic north pole is reportedly moving towards Siberia at a rate of 34 miles per year.
A new study has revealed that our planet's protective magnetic field almost disappeared 565 million years ago.
The carbon and nitrogen that make up our bodies likely came from a planet that once smacked in to the Earth.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has provided a sneak peak of the firm's prototype interplanetary Starship spacecraft.
Scientists have revealed that an incredibly large amount of life exists in our planet's deep subsurface.
87-year-old Lucio Ballesteros hopes that mankind will one day use the vessel to travel to an alien planet.