The search for habitable exoplanets spans far and wide, pushing the limits of what our modern telescopes are capable of. But rest assured that we aren’t ignoring what’s in our own backyard.

Thirteen months after the space startup's first attempt ended in an explosion, it has declared "100% mission success" for Saturday's launch. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and ...

The NASA New Horizons spacecraft's extensive observations of Lyman-alpha emissions have resulted in the first-ever map from the galaxy at this important ultraviolet wavelength, providing a new look at ...