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The number of planets that could support life may be far greater than previously thought, a recent discovery suggests.
Although early Earth was a molten hellscape, once it cooled, life arose almost immediately. That original chain of life remains unbroken.
The giant impact theory suggests our Moon was formed from proto-Earth getting a Mars-sized strike. An exoplanet system shows it’s plausible.
Organic molecules can be produced by living or non-living systems. But the recent findings are very intriguing.
Freethink’s weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring a stranded space factory, Jeff Bezos’ new moon lander, and more.
From size to mass to density and more, each world in our Solar System is unique. When we compare them, the results are truly shocking.
For now, our Solar System’s eight planets are all safe, and relatively stable. Billions of years from now, everything will be different.
There’s an extremely good chance that there is, or at least was, life on Mars. But is it native to Mars, or did it originate from Earth?
Until the Apollo missions, we had no idea how the moon got here, just a series of educated guesses. They rewrote the story of the moon’s origins.
Thanks to a couple of rovers, we know Mars was once blue.
NASA’s Juno mission, in orbit around Jupiter, occasionally flies past its innermost large moon: Io. The volcanic activity is unbelievable.
Dead whales inspire a way to find extraterrestrial life on Mars.
The structure of our Solar System has been known for centuries. When we finally started finding exoplanets, they surprised everyone.
Newborn stars are surrounded only by a featureless disk. Debris disks persist for hundreds of millions of years. So when do planets form?
Looking back on our planet’s early history offers a new (and less crazy) meaning for the idea of a “flat Earth.”
Finding life beyond our Solar System requires understanding its host planet.
There’s a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on beneath the single plate of Mars.
Yes, NASA’s Perseverance rover found organics on Mars. So did Curiosity. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean anything in the search for life.
Data from the Zhurong rover suggests the Red Planet was wet more recently than we thought.
A new study of Martian dust gives insights into the ancient Martian climate. The findings hint at a wetter world.
Was there ever life on Mars? Is there life on Mars now? Did it originate there or here, on Earth? All possibilities are fascinating.
There’s an entire Universe out there. So, with all that space, all those planets, and all those chances at life, why do we all live here?
Whether you call it 10 quintillion, 10 million trillion, or 10 billion billion, it’s a 1 followed by 19 zeroes.
Instead of worshipping Yahweh, the devotees were perhaps dedicated to Mars and Jupiter.
NASA’s minivan-sized drone is scheduled to search for signs of life on Titan in 2034.
Since 1962, humanity has been sending messages into space with the intent to make contact with intelligent extraterrestrials. Are those efforts worth the risks?
Experts believe they could cut the time it takes a rocket to reach Mars by up to 25%, shaving about two months off the trip.
The high pitches from the flute and the harp would reach your ears before the notes from the tuba and the cello.