New research suggests Earth was once a purple planet. Early microbes used retinal, not chlorophyll, for photosynthesis.

Firefly Aerospace 's moon-bound spacecraft has provided the closest thing to a reflecting pool in space, showing Earth as an ...

On this day 35 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic "Pale ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has been busy gathering bits of Mars — rock cores the size of chalk sticks, clusters of broken fragments no bigger than pencil erasers, and even grains of dust fine enough to ...

Kepler-62f, an Earth-like planet, is considered a possible habitat for life. It might resemble Endor, with lush forests and life-supporting conditions.

NASA's Perseverance rover has collected a unique rock sample named "Silver Mountain" from Mars' Jezero Crater, featuring ...

There are many places on Earth so weird they make you feel like you're on another planet. . | Credit: Left to right: Wysiati, WanRu Chen, Ropelato Photography; EarthScapes, jp2pix.com, all via ...

Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

Astronomers have discovered a large Earth-like planet orbiting a distant star that could be home to alien life. The exoplanet - the name for a planet beyond our solar system - has the catchy name ...

"I've been up here long enough right now I've been trying to remember what it's like to walk," the Needham ... Williams and Wilmore are expected to return to Earth in the spring.

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A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system ... However, because HD 20794 d orbits in an elliptical way, rather than circular like the Earth, it is unclear whether it would be able ...