The search for life beyond Earth is a key driver of modern astronomy and planetary science. The U.S. is building multiple ...

The research supports the argument that Venus’ tectonics are active today, he says. What’s more, the demonstrated ability of computer simulations to predict what spacecraft may observe will be a boon ...

Just because we can find ozone in the atmosphere of other planets doesn't mean there's life. Ozone is a sign of life on Earth ...

From ocean myth to dry reality, this week’s space revelations are rewriting the textbooks.

Earth’s sister planet reaches greatest western elongation and dichotomy as the waxing Moon slides along the ecliptic in the ...

A new study suggests the planet’s iconic domes owe their strange shape to both thick lava and a flexible surface.

A study suggests that Venus' volcanic "pancake domes" push the planet's crust down, forming bulges toward the surface. This ...