On Earth, deep-sea vents may have given rise to the planet’s first life. But nothing of the sort seems to be happening at the ...

Scientists have just made a mind-blowing discovery beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan :milky_way: Using ...

Sci-fi is easily one of the most popular genres of cinema, having given us some of the most acclaimed films of all time, from ...

In September, NASA announced the discovery of a possible sign of life, known as a potential biosignature, on Mars. The Perseverance rover, which has been exploring a dried-up lakebed for years, found ...

If scientists are able to inspect it in person, and they find that Mars was indeed once alive with microbes, we would know ...

A study has cast doubt on the idea that Jupiter's moon Europa, where NASA has sent a spacecraft, could have conditions to ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

A new study referencing a past NASA Cassini observation found the presence of 'slushy tunnels' in Saturn's largest moon Titan ...

Observational guidance is provided for locating Neptune using first-magnitude Saturn as a reference point in the early evening sky near the Circlet of Pisces, with specific instructions to scan 3.5° ...

A small, icy moon of Saturn called Enceladus is one of the prime targets in the search for life elsewhere in the solar system. A new study strengthens the case for Enceladus being a habitable world.

The afternoon of 7 August 1996 isn’t a time that sticks in many people’s minds. But if things had worked out differently, it might have been etched into our collective memory. At 1.15pm, US President ...

University of Reading provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. A small, icy moon of Saturn called Enceladus is one of the prime targets in the search for life elsewhere in the solar system ...