Saturn's rings are young and might be gone almost as quickly as they appeared in planetary terms, according to the latest research by NASA.

InSight's recording of Martian winds isn't what you'd hear if you were on the planet yourself. And if you start asking why, you'll find out some bizarre and fascinating things about how winds work on alien worlds.

We've dreamt of turning Mars into Earth 2.0 for decades. But is it possible? Or even worth the effort?

How do we know what the insides of Venus or Jupiter look like? The short answer is that we don't. The longer answer is that we make a fairly accurately guess.

Space is becoming a growing commercial industry. And we need to start heavily investing in it to save ourselves from our worst decision makers.

A new mission to Mercury will test a quirk of general relativity. It won't be decisive and will involve a lot of precision measurement and tedious number-crunching. And it's exactly the kind of science we should be encouraging.

A recent Pew study about American attitudes on space exploration may seem like exciting news for NASA and space exploration advocates, but it doesn't ask the questions that really matter.

We need big ideas if we're going to successfully transition to a post-industrial society.

The TRAPPIST-1 solar system is the most unique one we've seen so far and could offer amazing possibilities for life.

We still know very little about the closest extrasolar world we've discovered, including whether it's suitable for life.

A proposal for a Martian habitat wants to use the power of water for both structural support and radiation shielding.

Despite the details still left to figure out, the Interplanetary Transport System is a solid start to a real infrastructure for space exploration.

If you can trust anyone to point out a genuine UFO, it's an astronaut. Sadly, they might be just as misinformed or probe to personal biases as the rest of us.

Meet the first independent human nation in space. Without an actual presence in space and an iffy plan for how to get there...

Yuri Milner wants to explore Alpha Centauri with a tiny spaceship propelled by the biggest and most powerful laser cannon ever built. That may be a lot harder than it sounds.