In a new study, a team of Earth scientists shows how scientists could look for signs of a carbon-silicate cycle…
A new report by the National Academies of Sciences highlights the importance of planetary protection for future missions destined for…
Black holes are more than just massive objects that swallow everything around them - they’re also one of the universe’s…
According to new research, impact craters caused by micrometeorites are the best place to look for evidence that life exists…
In the past decade, the discovery of extrasolar planets has accelerated immensely. To date, 4,424 exoplanets have been confirmed in…
Even though the Cassini mission at Saturn ended nearly four years ago, data from the spacecraft still keeps scientists busy.…
A new NASA-supported study by an international team of researchers has determined that life is more likely to exist in…
The Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems (JATIS) has released a special edition of papers dedicated to educating the…
According to new research, most extrasolar planets do not get enough radiation to support photosynthesis, which places limits on how…
Chirality is a word normally found in biological textbooks that will occasionally pop up in the astronomy community, usually when…