From the heliocentric theory to rocket science, these visionaries challenged conventions and reshaped the future.

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A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.

An international team of astronomers has discovered a distant planetary system that challenges long-standing theories of how ...

Every winter, skiers chase smooth carving turns, reliable snow and that dream run. As the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026 unfold on Earth, it raises a fun question: if the Games ever leave our ...

NASA shared some new infrared images of the 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet this week, showing the visitor brightening up in a dramatic outburst while exiting a solar system. The images were taken by the ...

Out in the Kuiper Belt, the massive doughnut of debris beyond Neptune, about one in 10 kilometer-scale objects have surprised scientists with their unexpected shape. Rather than resembling a ball, ...

Updated measurements from NASA’s Juno spacecraft could help researchers better understand the planet's mysterious interior, as well as other gas giants ...

A newly studied solar system breaks the usual planet pattern, raising fresh questions about how rocky and gas planets form.

Hubble observations reveal a giant, turbulent planet-forming disk that may reshape theories of how planetary systems develop.

The city is demanding about $20 million in penalties and restitution from Radiant Solar, the largest sum it has ever sought from a home improvement contractor. By Andy Newman Arthur Klein first ...