In our latest episode of Lexicon, we sit down with Dr. Lulu Zhao, an ...

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

How many Earths could fit inside the planets of our solar system.

The researchers who scan the skies for radio signals from extraterrestrials are now rethinking their approach.

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is leaving our solar system. See new photos from a European Space Agency orbiter on its way ...

A small, round piece of asteroid Ryugu (sample #91), called “S-lunar,” contains tiny particles (less than 1 mm) that will allow planetary scientists to study the magnetic signature of the early solar ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is leaving our solar system. See new photos from a European Space Agency orbiter on its way to Jupiter.

What happens when a solar superstorm hits Mars? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Mars orbiters, we now know: glitching ...

Finding Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars and identifying signs of life such as oxygen or water is a major goal in ...

Samples from Ryugu, a small, near-Earth asteroid, preserve natural remanent magnetization (NRM) from the early history of the solar system. However, despite multiple studies, there is currently no ...

Thousands of planets have been discovered orbiting distant stars, but only a small fraction appear potentially habitable. Scientists evaluate these worlds based on factors such as size, temperature, ...

While Earth experienced dazzling auroras seen as far south as Mexico, Mars faced a very different and far more intense impact.