Perhaps life is more common in the universe that we think.

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The amount of space junk will increase as we continue to launch objects into space, but there are ways to curb damage on the ground.

Saturn’s moon Enceladus has geysers shooting tiny grains of ice into space. These grains could hold traces of life − but researchers need the right tools to tell.

A large heart-shaped structure non the dwarf planet Pluto has puzzled scientists for years. Now they may have some answers.

Where specialized algorithms fail to classify star-borne pulses, human volunteers with just a little training can step in.

If confirmed as a galaxy, a newly identified star system would be the faintest ever discovered—and could suggest there are others that remain to be found.

If life exists on moons orbiting Saturn and Jupiter, instruments headed there in the fall may just need a tiny ice grain to find it.

A new study offers important insights into the evolution of the moon's interior, and potentially for planets such as the Earth or Mars.

Now out in space for more than two years, the James Webb Space Telescope is a stunningly sophisticated instrument.