This colorful image of the Helix nebula may mirror what someday could become of our sun and our home planet. Released on ...
According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history Star Trek ...
Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...
The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...
A team of researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover new details about SIMP 0136, a free-floating planet in ...
VISIONS of leaving Earth and launching humanity further into the cosmos are enough to get anyone starry-eyed. But the ...
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How we study our planet
We often focus on space observatories that peer beyond Earth. But the vast majority of satellites stare right back at us.
Even gargantuan Jupiter, with its whirling superstorms and volatile temperatures, has a soft side. A team of researchers ...
Space debris grows rapidly, threatening satellites and future missions if cleanup efforts don't intensify now.
All planets are made of gas, ice, rock and metal, and models of how planets form usually assume that these materials don't ...
With Space Marine 3 in development, there are a couple of great planets fans might hope to see featured in the next game.