An unusual visitor has entered our cosmic neighborhood. Scientists call these objects interstellar objects, or ISOs. Unlike ...

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope on exoplanet K2-18b has revealed the "strongest hints yet of biological activity ...

Confirmation of alien life would answer one enormous question and immediately create dozens more. Humanity’s reaction would ...

Japanese space agency JAXA has successfully launched a mission to visit the moons of Mars — and bring a sample back to Earth.

As far-fetched as it may seem, quirks of orbital mechanics could allow hundreds of planets to be packed around a star ...

A false-color image of the moon’s Orientale Basin, one of four nonpolar crewed exploration sites recommended by an authoritative new report. The biggest "land rush" of the 21st century is underway—but ...

Campus was peppier than normal, yet I couldn’t help but somberly trudge across it. It was Parents’ Weekend. Blue-and-gray ...

Jackson College is hosting free astronomy events Oct. 19-22, featuring University of Michigan astronomer Dr. Teresa ...

Water behaves very strangely under extreme conditions beyond Earth, according to researchers at the University of Nevada.

Discover how WASP-189b, a scorching alien world, mirrors its star's composition, reshaping the search for Earth-like planets ...

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress and Project Hail Mary are some of the greatest books that deliver the best and most thoughtful ...

Besides building crewed outposts at the lunar south pole, where else should astronauts go on the Moon? An authoritative new ...