The mission is still in the early stages of its conception, with contracts given recently to firms.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the White House to lead a team of outside scientists to study the national security ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered the most extensive evidence yet of complex organic molecules on Mars, detecting ...

Case in point: Scientists from Tokyo University and Hokkaido University in Japan stumbled across some mysterious jet-black ...

James Webb uncovered exotic salt clouds surrounding the famous "Pink Planet," solving a long-standing mystery about one of ...

One year ago, on July 1, 2025, astronomers discovered a fascinating new object moving through the solar system. Detected by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), the object was ...

A rare visitor from another star system prompted SETI to hunt for alien technology, but the mysterious object appears to be a ...

There are "vast hidden magma systems" inside of Mars, scientists say – and it could have major implications for the search ...

God and aliens are having a moment. But what do Christianity and other faiths really teach about ETs?

The planets are extremely large, with TOI-791 b being about the same size as Jupiter, and TOI-791 c even larger. Yet, they ...

Astronomers have uncovered a pair of giant planets that are lighter than cotton candy — super-puffs the size of Jupiter. The ...

It’s the 70th anniversary of “Forbidden Planet,” a science-fiction movie set in the 23rd century whose imaginary “Monsters from the Id” provide important lessons for the 21st ...