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

The article humorously imagines how planets would describe themselves if they were dating profiles. Each planet has a unique ...

The acid yellow moon Io that orbits Jupiter may be less than 30% the size of Earth, but is considered the most volcanic body ...

A U.S. scientist searching for a civilization across 7 Earth clones circling the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 says its own alien ...

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 undated artistic rendering shows an asteroid or comet striking near the Moon's south pole about 3.8 billion years ago, an ...

The storage system would be the size of almost nine football pitches.

When astronomers found a large world farther out than Pluto, it became one of the final nails in the coffin of our ninth ...

NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

STARGAZERS are in for a treat this month as a rare planet parade falls in Andromeda galaxy season. “One of the best planet ...

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...