But the Big Bang theory predicts that about 5% of the universe's contents should be atoms made of protons, neutrons and ...

How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my ...

Across the Milky Way and beyond, planetary systems appear to fall into a few recurring blueprints, and recent exoplanet ...

The research is mounting up that we might not be alone in this big wide world. So what's the likelihood that aliens are out ...

Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the journal Science Advances. It suggests that when our solar system formed, a ...

Astronomers thought they had seen the "first hints of life on an alien world" this year, but they disappeared under closer ...

What planet is most like Earth? Reseachers have identified several exoplanets similar to our planet, but none that are an ...

In the vast expanse of our universe, one question has captivated humanity for generations: are we alone? This profound inquiry has driven scientific exploration for decades, but recent technological ...

NASA’s SPHEREx has mapped the entire sky in 102 infrared colors, which are invisible to the human eye but can be used to reveal different features of the cosmos. This image features a selection of ...

NASA has just turned the entire sky into a kind of infrared rainbow, capturing it in 102 distinct colors that reveal ...

British space scientist Dame Maggie Aderin–Pocock is sure that life is present on some other planet in the universe. Citing ...

Earth has the perfect combination of a livable atmosphere and a protective magnetic field that prevents the Sun's harmful radiation and radioactive solar winds from damaging us, allowing us to live on ...