Want to find alien life? Look for patterns of energy

To search for alien life - even exotic life beyond our imagination - a new study suggests looking for "patterns of energy" instead of just organic molecules.

Solar wind might make water on the moon, study says

A new NASA study has found strong evidence that the solar wind constantly fired out by the sun produces water on our moon.

It’s the Hubble Space Telescope’s 35 year anniversary!

We're celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope with a look at some of its greatest hits through images and discoveries.

New discovery of carbonates on Mars could solve big mystery

The Curiosity rover has found deposits of carbonates on Mars. It's evidence for an ancient carbon cycle and could explain what happened to Mars' atmosphere.

Ammonia-water mushballs raining on Jupiter, says new theory

Ammonia-water mushballs could be raining down on Jupiter, explaining why some parts of the planet's upper atmosphere are deficient in ammonia.

Astronomers spy a disintegrating planet with comet-like tail

Astronomers have discovered a disintegrating planet. It's being roasted by the giant sun it orbits, leaving a long tail behind in its orbit.

Lucy spacecraft 1st images of asteroid Donaldjohanson!

The Lucy spacecraft is heading to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids. But now it made its 2nd asteroid encounter with the main-belt asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20.

Check out the most distant known spiral galaxy, aka ‘Torch Dragon’

Astronomers have discovered the most distant known spiral galaxy. It's thought be similar to what our own Milky Way galaxy looked like, 1 billion years after the Big Bang.

Is the new Comet SWAN disintegrating? Latest updates here

The new Comet SWAN is approaching the sun. But is that causing the ball of ice and dust to disintegrate? Get the latest updates on the comet here.

Life on K2-18b? Exciting new results met with skepticism

New observations by the Webb Space Telescope have reignited the debate about possible life on K2-18b, a potentially habitable exoplanet 124 light-years away.