New research points toward an exoplanet that may be capable of supporting life 20 light-years away from Earth.

Astronomers have found some pretty wild exoplanets. Some are balls of lava the temperature of hell, one is partially made of ...

Well, we could be closer to discovering whether there really is alien life out there after researchers discovered a new ...

HD 20794 d completes its orbit just shy of two Earth years, placing it well within reach of conditions that might harbor life ...

Analysis of debris from the nearly 5 billion-year-old asteroid Bennu suggests the building blocks of DNA and RNA were present ...

Scientists found an intriguing world in our galaxy.

Scientists detected all five nucleobases -- building blocks of DNA and RNA -- in samples returned from asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission.

When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ...

The building blocks for life, including salts, organic matter and amino acids have been found in samples returned to Earth ...

Two new papers describe hints to a brine-filled environment on the 4.5-billion-year-old space rock and the presence of amino ...

As environmental concerns mount, nuclear propulsion offers a solution for billionaires. Nuclear-powered yachts could potentially sail the world’s oceans without emitting direct carbon, making them a ...

An exoplanet is a planet outside our solar system that usually orbits a star in our galaxy. More than 7,000 have been found ...