NASA-supported scientists have developed a method to compute how tides affect the interiors of planets and moons, which will ...

They sometimes call it the Goldilocks zone — not too hot, not too cold. The habitable zone is the region of our Solar System ...

Hollywood has made a cottage industry out of imagining biological space aliens, but if intelligent life is out there it’s ...

NASA has released a new edition of Issue 4 of the Astrobiology Graphic History series. The issue now includes NASA's Europa ...

To take the guided tour of Europa, visit trek.nasa.gov/europa, click on the "hamburger" icon on the top left of the screen, ...

While such organisms may or may not exist in the universe, the research has important implications for future human endeavors ...

If we ever make contact with aliens, our best bet might be to say as little as possible.

The key to unlocking the secrets of distant planets starts right here on Earth. Researchers at Tohoku University, the ...

Astrobiologists planted garden cress seeds and cultured dishes of photosynthetic bacteria under lights designed to simulate the light of a star called a K-dwarf.

This Research Topic targets interdisciplinary themes arising from the growth of exoplanetary research and biogenicity—the origin and distribution of life in the universe. By integrating insights from ...

Researchers suggest that self-sustaining habitats could allow alien life to survive and thrive in space without the need for ...