Every year on February 19 scientists across the world celebrate Copernicus Day. Learn about the man who changed how we view ...

Sure, they’re particles and rocks, but they’re still a fascinatingly long way from home. Alpha Centauri is the star system ...

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 ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar ... Using computer models of the four ...

While most models of solar system formation predict perfectly circular and coplanar orbits for the planets, reality presents a slightly different picture. Successful Simulations: Approximately 1% ...

This method transforms the Sun into a true astrophysical laboratory, providing crucial data for refining stellar models and better ... fusion reactor in our solar system. Improving our ...

The gas giant WASP-121b, also known as Tylos, has an atmospheric structure unlike any we have ever seen, and the fastest ...

For most of history, the Moon was regarded as a mysterious and powerful object. Then scientists made it into a destination ...

With a length of 428 megaparsecs, or around 1.39 billion light-years, the superstructure is the biggest ever spotted.

Galileo precedes today’s physicists by many generations, but his work underscores the interplay of intellect and observation ...

According to NOAA’s website, the mission of the U.S. government agency is, “To understand and predict changes in climate, ...