June 22, 2019 Michael Guillen: Hello, Planet 9 – There’s a cosmic-sized chance we’ve got a big, new planet in our future There’s not a more thrilling roller coaster ride than the study of our solar system.
June 21, 2019 Voracious black holes could feed alien life on rogue worlds Black holes are engines of destruction on a cosmic scale, but they may also be the bringers of life. New research on supermassive black holes suggests that the radiation they emit during feeding frenzies can create biomolecular building blocks and even power photosynthesis.
June 21, 2019 The hunt for mysterious Planet 9 Astronomers across the globe are searching for an enormous undiscovered world dubbed Planet Nine, which could change everything we think we know about the solar system.
June 20, 2019 Two potentially Earth-like alien planets found around nearby star There are even more potentially habitable planets near Earth than we ever imagined.
June 20, 2019 No signs of alien life in closest 1,300 stars, study says: 'We are left with zero candidates' A comprehensive study from a number of organizations, including one funded by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, found no evidence of extraterrestrial life among more than 1,300 stars in close proximity to Earth, a hunt that spanned more than 3 years.
June 19, 2019 NASA reveals new image of dwarf planet 'like nothing that humanity has ever seen before' NASA unveiled a new image of the dwarf planet Ceres that "is like nothing that humanity has ever seen before."
June 18, 2019 NASA ramps up search for alien planets, may use huge 'starshade' NASA is upping the ante as it continues its search for alien planets and may wind up using a starshade in one of its upcoming missions.
June 17, 2019 Search for habitable alien worlds in Earth's backyard heats up The hunt for nearby exoplanets has just heated up considerably.
June 11, 2019 Extraterrestrial life could be scarcer than first thought, study says The search for extraterrestrial life has fascinated humanity for generations, with all sorts of theories about where it could exist, if it exists at all. For all those hoping to see an abundance of E.T., a new study puts a bit of a damper on their whereabouts.
June 6, 2019 Jupiter's moons will be visible from Earth this month: Here's what you need to know The largest planet in the solar system will be on full display in June – and stargazers won’t need a high-powered telescope to get a good view, NASA said last week.