Elisha Sauers writes about space for Mashable, taking deep dives into NASA's moon and Mars missions, chatting up astronauts ...

"I'm becoming much more optimistic that we may be able to find life beyond Earth, even in our own solar system." ...

The finding supports the theory that asteroids could have delivered the necessary components for life to begin on Earth and ...

We knew from prior analyses that a distant asteroid sampled in 2020 carried all but one of the molecules needed to kick-start ...

NASA has found sugars essential for life on Earth in samples of the 4.6 billion-year-old Bennu asteroid. Scientists discovered glucose, the human body’s main source of energy, as well as the critical ...

Forty years ago, Voyager imaged Uranus and presented the world with a new mystery. Upon further inspection, it may have just ...

Which planet is the furthest from the sun? Some may think it’s Pluto, but it’s actually Neptune. Learn more about this ice giant and how it can help us understand more about planets in our Solar ...

When New Horizons flew past Pluto in 2015, NASA expected a cold, cratered fossil at the edge of the solar system. Instead it ...

In 2025, NASA faced unprecedented uncertainty as it grappled with sweeping layoffs, looming budget cuts, and leadership ...

Asteroid 2023 JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters) ...

Eight distant worlds hold secrets that still puzzle scientists and spark endless curiosity. Each moon offers a strange allure ...