New evidence of ancient rivers suggests Mars may have been a "blue planet," thanks to an ocean spanning its entire northern ...

In addition to shaping the interior of rocky planets, molten rock located deep within these planets may also contribute to ...

"The structures that we were able to identify in the images are clearly the mouth of a river into an ocean." The post ...

Mars, now a dusty world of rusted rock and thin air, once carried enough water to transform its face into something far more ...

Recent advances in astronomical observations have found a significant number of extrasolar planets that can sustain surface water, and the search for extraterrestrial life on such planets is gaining ...

Out in the depths of space, in our solar system and beyond, there exist a vast variety of worlds. There are gas giant planets bigger than Jupiter, and extremely hot planets that orbit so close to ...

Led by the University of Bern, the study involved investing Valles Marineris, the largest canyon system on Mars.

The Short Wave team talks about spider origins, why the odds of having a girl or a boy aren't 50-50, and what the Orion constellation reveals about the life cycles of stars. Time now for our science ...

Evidence from fossil shells suggests that falling seawater calcium helped lock away carbon dioxide and helped cool Earth after the dinosaurs.