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Earth microbes can survive in Enceladus' ocean, new study finds
Sep 28, 2026The conditions found on Saturn's enigmatic moon may be able to support life forms already found living on our own planet.
Radio signals detected from extrasolar planet for the first time
Sep 23, 2026This significant discovery could pave the way toward finding habitable worlds orbiting distant stars.
Venus may have once had its own moon... and then ate it
Sep 9, 2026Venus is one of the only two planets in our solar system without a moon - but this may have not always been the case.
Bizarre conspiracy about Earth's gravity is proven wrong as date passes
Aug 16, 2026As expected, the entire planet's gravity did not 'switch off' for a period of seven seconds earlier on this week.
The atmosphere of Pluto is collapsing as it moves away from the Sun
Aug 11, 2026As the iconic dwarf planet moves further away from the Sun, its atmosphere is beginning to change.
Could this be the most promising candidate for alien life yet found ?
Jul 17, 2026Astronomers have identified a nearby rocky extrasolar planet that has an atmosphere and lies within its star's habitable zone.
Nearby extrasolar world may be more suited to alien life than thought
Jul 7, 2026A 'super Earth' extrasolar planet is now thought to be a potentially habitable world able to support extraterrestrial life.
Uranus and Neptune may be lava giants, not ice giants, study finds
Jun 28, 2026The two outer planets in our solar system remain the least understood owing to their distance and the lack of exploratory missions.
Mars rover detects possible evidence of ancient microbial alien life
Jun 25, 2026NASA's Perseverance rover has identified some of the most tantalizing clues to date of life in the Red Planet's distant past.
13 new plaques set to commemorate the UK's first ever Mars landing
Jun 9, 2026It has been over 22 years since the ill-fated Beagle Mars lander set down on the surface of the Red Planet.
NASA's MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead due to mystery fault
Jun 4, 2026The iconic Mars spacecraft has ended its mission after more than 11 years in orbit around the Red Planet.
Watch live: asteroid set to pass close to the Earth later tonight
VIDEO May 18, 2026A space rock the size of a basketball court is due to make its closest approach of our planet later on this evening.
The Great Pyramid may be a 'planetary beacon', new study argues
May 16, 2026What if the ancient wonder is not a tomb at all, but something of a larger - even cosmic - significance ?
NASA plans to launch nuclear-powered Mars mission by end of 2028
May 14, 2026An ambitious new mission to the red Planet could demonstrate, for the first time, nuclear electric propulsion in action.
Planets like Tatooine with two suns may be the norm, study finds
May 1, 2026It's easy to take it for granted that our own solar system, with one star, is the norm - but it turns out that this may not be the case.
NASA's Curiosity rover discovers ancient 'organic matter' on Mars
VIDEO Apr 21, 2026The discovery points to the building blocks of life being preserved on the Red Planet for billions of years.
Asteroid Apophis set for 'very rare' close encounter with Earth in 2029
Apr 17, 2026A large asteroid is set to make history when it passes within 20,000 miles of our planet before the decade is out.
What would happen to us if the Sun suddenly disappeared?
Apr 2, 2026This unfathomable scenario would be, as you might expect, absolutely devastating for all life on our planet.
Scientists identify the 45 most Earth-like extrasolar worlds ever found
Mar 21, 2026The shortlist was picked out of more than 6,000 candidates based on a range of factors pertaining to habitability.
Astronomers discover completely new category of extrasolar planet
Mar 16, 2026This distant world, known as L98-59d, offers a literal interpretation of the phrase 'the floor is lava'.
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