Planetary science Research update Ingredients for life spotted on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko Glycine could have arrived on a young Earth from space, say Rosetta scientists Read article: Ingredients for life spotted on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Planetary science Research update Mega-tsunamis shaped ancient Martian shoreline Huge meteorite impacts created a splash in northern Mars 3.4 billion years ago Read article: Mega-tsunamis shaped ancient Martian shoreline
Telescopes and space missions Video What can we learn from comets? These "dirty snowballs" can teach us about the history of our solar system Read article: What can we learn from comets?
Telescopes and space missions News Mission to Mars launches in search of signs of life The Trace Gas Orbiter will study the red planet's atmosphere and test landing technologies Read article: Mission to Mars launches in search of signs of life
Planetary science Blog Is the solar system's planetary count back up to nine? Evidence found for a ninth giant planet in the Kuiper belt
Telescopes and space missions Research update Our favourite pictures of 2015 From bursting balloons and fossils under a laser to visions of Pluto and gravitationally lensed supernovae Read article: Our favourite pictures of 2015
Telescopes and space missions Research update Akatsuki space mission reaches Venus after five-year detour Spacecraft "is in good health", says Japanese space agency Read article: Akatsuki space mission reaches Venus after five-year detour
Planetary science Blog Radiation blasts render Earth's twin inhospitable to life Powerful superflares may rip away the exoplanet's atmosphere
Telescopes and space missions Podcasts Is there life on Mars? Lewis Dartnell discusses the search for life on Mars and what forms it might take Read article: Is there life on Mars?
Telescopes and space missions Research update Mysterious dust and diffuse aurorae envelop the red planet MAVEN spacecraft spots tiny particles surrounding Mars that could have an interplanetary origin Read article: Mysterious dust and diffuse aurorae envelop the red planet
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