PASADENA, Calif. — NASA announced Wednesday the new Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in Exoplanet Exploration, created to inspire the next generation of explorers seeking to learn more about ...

Carl Sagan explains how science proves Earth’s shape—from ancient observations to modern space imagery—showing why our planet ...

April 23, 2025, Mountain View, CA – The SETI Institute will recognize Dr. Joseph Twicken, Senior Data Scientist at the SETI Institute, with its 2025 Carl Sagan Center (CSC) Director’s Award. Now ...

Here on Earth, at NASA's Ames Research Center in California, scientists have created stardust -- or more accurately, they've recreated the dust that forms in the outer atmosphere of a dying red giant ...

Nine years, 3 billion miles, and $700 million later, we are finally getting the very first high resolution photos of Pluto, thanks to a NASA spacecraft called New Horizons. It’s a pretty small planet ...

As the hunt for life in the universe continues, the planets being found are getting smaller and smaller thanks to new technologies that have identified thousands of planets for closer examination.

Carl Sagan had a gift for translating complex scientific ideas into stories that sparked wonder and inspired generations, including many of the scientists shaping today’s discoveries. Through his ...