The search for extraterrestrial life has long gone back and forth between scientific curiosity, public fascination and ...

People always want to know what will happen to Earth when the sun eventually swells up as a red giant. For one thing, the ...

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope on exoplanet K2-18b has revealed the "strongest hints yet of biological activity outside the solar system," according to a University of Cambridge study. Credi ...

Planets with unusually wide orbits may be normal by-products of the formation of planetary systems. This is suggested by new simulations.

When searching for life in the Universe (aka. astrobiology), scientists use strategies that go by various names. For example, ...

NASA has officially launched its Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) mission, marking the beginning of a 16-month ...

A new analysis of planet formation models estimates the odds of a theoretical Planet Nine orbiting our sun at 40% given ...

Simulations show that the stars’ tug could send Mercury, Venus or Mars crashing into Earth — or let Jupiter eject our world from the solar system.

China launches Tianwen-2 mission to sample near Earth asteroid China launched its second planetary exploration mission ...

Northwestern is home to more than 20 University Research Institutes and Centers (URICs). These impactful research hubs bridge ...