Caltech researchers have reported the detection of the farthest object yet, galaxy EGS8p7. At more than 13.2 billion years old, it provides a fascinating glimpse >>>

Over half a century after the dawn of the space age, getting to space remains an epic challenge. Twice this year, the first stage of >>>

Scientists analyzing high-resolution images from the Large Binocular Telescope Observatory in Arizona have discovered an enormous lava lake on Io.

Extrasolar system could harbor right conditions for life Source: Astronomers discover our long-lost ‘solar twin’

Source: Earth and Mars could share a life history

When our Homo erectus ancestors were learning how to control fire, water was still flowing on parts of the Red Planet. Source: Study Says Mars >>>

A lab experiment on noble gases could give new insight into the interiors of gas giant planets Source: Saturn’s Core Might Be Cloaked in a >>>

Beyond Earth, Jupiter’s moon Europa is considered one of the most promising places in the solar system to search for signs of present-day life, and >>>

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has detected deposits of glass within impact craters on Mars. Though formed in the searing heat of a violent impact, >>>