"Although this doesn't rule out the possibility that Enceladus' ocean may be habitable, it does mean we need to be cautious ...

Launch costs were high and minimizing mass sent to space was the main driver for mission design. To reduce mass, mission designs employed nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP), in-situ resource utilization ...

Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus has long fascinated scientists with its spectacular water plumes, which NASA’s Cassini spacecraft once revealed to contain organic molecules. Many hoped these molecules ...

"Makemake is one of the largest and brightest icy worlds beyond Neptune, and its surface is dominated by frozen methane," ...

“There is no evidence of microbes on Mars today, but if any had been present on ancient Mars, they too might have reduced ...

The dwarf planet Pluto and its five known natural satellites (Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra) may be frigid, but ...

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have spent two decades and large portions of their exorbitant wealth creating new space technologies. Their plan is to reshape how humans live.

High-energy particles zipping through the cosmos are harmful to life on Earth, but scientists think it could be food for ...

Explore the surprising discovery of Mimas, Saturn's 'Death Star' moon, which hides a young ocean beneath its surface.

Though no direct evidence of life has been found, models suggest Ceres had hot water shooting into its underground oceans ...

Unusual rocks discovered on Mars contain the most tantalising evidence yet of potential past life on the Red Planet. The ...

That raises the possibility that the TRAPPIST-1e exoplanet could also have liquid water and therefore support life.