For decades, we believed there were nine planets in our solar system—until Pluto was reclassified in 2006. But what if ...

Scientists have officially confirmed the discovery of a new super-Earth, HD 20794 d, located just 20 light-years away. This ...

Last fall, the scientific community went into a minor frenzy. A hunk of interstellar material had been sucked into the ...

A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary ...

Yuri Shprits, a space scientist at the German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam, is on a mission to save our planet.

Chris Wright spent part of his introductory speech criticizing German policies and championing natural gas. Experts in and out of the country say he oversimplified a complex process.

“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...

Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...

Four planets will be widely visible to the naked eye through part of February, but calling them a 'planetary alignment' may not be the full picture.

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

Dr. Jane Huang's research on planet formation in harsh environments, particularly within the Sigma Orionis cluster, offers ...

For the first time, astronomers have imaged dozens of belts around nearby stars where comets and tiny pebbles within them are ...