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A type of eclipse is crucial for measuring what’s in the atmospheres of planets orbiting distant stars.

An instrument on the Europa Clipper mission might be able to detect biological cells from space.

The Solar System could be awash with oceans, not on the surface but hidden inside the most surprising bodies

The eclipse will allow scientists to get rare measurements of the Sun’s atmosphere.

Results suggest the clouds of Venus could be hospitable for some forms of life.

Determining whether or not life exists on another planet is an extraordinarily complicated – and expensive – scientific endeavor.

If we need to use forensic techniques in space, we’ll need to understand how things behave differently in microgravity.

The next generation of spacesuit needs to do more than simply protect an astronaut from the vacuum of space.

The “oriented” samples, the first of their kind from any planet, could shed light on Mars’ ancient magnetic field.