Recent observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) challenge earlier theories about a 2020 cosmic event, where a ...

Astronomers may have found a candidate for Planet Nine. This planet is beyond Neptune. The finding could be the first ...

Vesta might be a shattered remnant of an early planet, not a failed one—forcing scientists to rethink how worlds begin.

Observations of exoplanets typically provide astronomers little more than an orbit, a mass and a radius. If the radius and ...

Prehistoric animals like Anomalocaris and Arthropleura provide us with a glimpse into the ancient creatures that roamed the ...

At a frigid -125 degrees Fahrenheit (-87 degrees Celsius), WD 1856+534 b is the coldest planet ever directly observed, ...

Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all, following the declassification of Pluto nearly two decades ago, ...

NASA is also tracking two other asteroids near Earth today, including a larger bus-sized one called "2025 HR1" that's ...

Stars have long inspired curiosity among observers, but our understanding of their birth and the creation of planets around ...

What's more, no exoplanets with emission spectra cooler than 275 K (1.85 °C; 35.33 °F) - comparable to Earth - have been ...

From small to vast ranges, species diversity grows unevenly. With a shrinking planet and climate change, biodiversity is shaped for years.