Scientists have discovered more than 6,000 planets beyond our solar system. What if some of them aren't planets at all, but ...

“The closer it is to the sun, the more a planet becomes dominated by the sun’s gravity,” Kane said. “Because Mars is farther ...

Astronomers have identified a rare sednoid called Ammonite, an icy object beyond Neptune that offers new insight into the ...

Challenging long-held assumptions, Aarhus University researchers have demonstrated that the protein building blocks essential ...

A decade of observations of four planets around the young planetary system V1298 Tau revealed a rare, long-sought missing ...

As we become more aware of the need to protect our planet and to save space, we become more interested in the concept of small-scale living. Houses like this tiny one in The Netherlands inspire us to ...

Known as dinosaur stars for both their primeval nature and their immense size, Population III stars existed only when the ...

By tracking active stars, NASA's Pandora will join the search for water and other key signs in exoplanet atmospheres.

Some of the most puzzling worlds in our telescopes’ catalogs may not be worlds at all, but relics from the first instants ...

As some of the most productive oceans on the planet - a soup of microscopic plant and animal plankton - it's murky to boot.

Researchers uncover how Mars affects Earth’s orbit, offering new insight into the planetary forces behind ice ages.

A tiny Victorian country town is being touted as the best place to view the blazing southern lights displays lighting up the ...