HiRISE Image of Exocomet 3I/ATLAS! On 2 October 2025, MRO turned away from Mars to image 3I/ATLAS, only the third ...

When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's ...

In the search for extraterrestrial life, the presence of water is a key signature of possible habitability. Identifying why ...

"Over time, the rays will darken to the shade of the surrounding regolith as the material is exposed to space weathering," ...

The James Webb Telescope is reshaping our understanding of distant worlds, revealing exoplanet atmospheres, potential ...

Where will we first find life beyond Earth? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal hopes to ...

The powerful coronal mass ejection would have likely destroyed the atmospheres of any potentially habitable planets nearby ...

An exoplanet completely or densely covered by clouds could aid astronomers in their search for signs of life beyond Earth. Cloudy skies may spoil a picnic or block a view of the stars through a ...

For the first time, astronomers have spotted a coronal mass ejection exploding from a star other than our Sun.

Clouds may spoil a picnic or block our view of the stars, but they could also help scientists discover life on distant ...