Scientists have discovered that Uranus and its moons may not be the lifeless worlds previously thought after new research revealed a powerful solar storm likely distorted data from Nasa's only visit ...

Hale-Bopp originated in the Oort Cloud, a theoretical shell of icy planetesimals surrounding the sun in the outer reaches of ...

There may be a large volume of liquid water below the icy surface which could support some form of life. Titan is the largest of Saturn's moons. Its atmosphere is pure methane and life as we know ...

All life on Earth is based on the element carbon, but scientists aren’t sure what initially supplied all that carbon to our ...

There are eight planets and almost 300 moons in our solar system - but how many could sustain life? The question of ...

A new study suggests that the planet’s icy interior and liquid ocean could be insulated with a three-to-six-mile-thick layer ...

NARRATOR: And of all the worlds in our Solar System, ours hits the icy jackpot. The ice we have here on Earth is special. And if it didn't have its special properties, life on Earth would not ...

NARRATOR: How can there be so many different kinds of eruptions across our solar system? And what might Earth's volcanoes tell us about the possibilities of life elsewhere? "Solar System ...

"The suggestion of an ocean inside one of the most distant moons in the solar system is remarkable," a researcher said.

How many stars in our galaxy may be accompanied by planets capable of supporting intelligent life? The answer requires reflection on the characteristics and life history of stars ...

Astronomers think the Sun is about 4.6 billion years old and it is about half way through its life. Every object in our Solar System is held in place by the Sun’s gravitational pull. The planets ...

Complex carbon-based molecules crucial to life on Earth originated somewhere in space, but we didn't know where. Now, huge amounts of them have been spotted in a huge, cold cloud of gas ...