The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Part Two,' 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,' 'Better Man,' 'Alien: Romulus,' and 'Wicked' are analyzed by their VFX ...

gravity’s effects on Earth at the equator are different, as the pull is weaker there. Gravity is changing parts of our planet deep within the crust, shaping how the surface looks. Image source ...

Planet Labs (NYSE: PL), a company that operates a constellation of satellites observing the Earth, saw its share price defy gravity on Thursday. The stock closed the day nearly 7% higher on news of ...

According to a recent YouGov poll, 35% of Americans think Pluto is not a planet. But they are all wrong—kind of. To get to ...

By tracing the corkscrew wobble of two stars as they move through the sky, the Gaia space mission has discovered one new giant "planet," plus a new brown dwarf.

Uranus has the craziest tilt in your Solar System. Its tilt is about ninety-eight degrees. That means its north pole is ...

Although they don't impact the surface directly, historical evidence and simulations suggest airbursts can pack a punch.

The latest update for Sins of a Solar Empire 2 brings some icy variety to the galaxy, adds new ship artifacts, and tweaks the game's AI.

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

NASA's Juno spacecraft has discovered a giant volcanic hot spot on the surface of Jupiter's hellish moon Io. The eruptions in this area are chucking out six times the energy being produced by all ...