Space exploration missions have revealed that polar vortices aren’t uncommon beyond Earth. They’ve been observed throughout ...

A rock containing many smaller round stones could indicate that there was once a large amount of liquid water on the Red ...

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

"Polar orbit" means that instead of orbiting in the same plane as where the two stellar objects are located, the planet’s ...

This strange exoplanet, located 140 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pegasus, appears to be rapidly falling ...

Scientists have known for a while that Mars currently lacks a magnetic field, and many blame that for its paltry atmosphere – ...

For the first time, scientists have found strong evidence of a "polar planet"—a planet whose orbit is tilted at 90 degrees compared to the orbit of its two host stars. The discovery, made using the ...

Our own planet represents a tiny fraction of the peculiar phenomena that can be found lurking throughout the cosmos, and ...

Nasa rover spots strange Martian rock that looks like ‘chocolate cake’ - Rock formation resembles layered cake that has icing ...

Proof of this is the recent discovery made by astronomers at the University of North Carolina. They chanced upon a very large planet orbiting a dwarf star. The astounding fact is the planet’s young ...

The Impossible Man pops up when you least expect him. Ever since he first came to Earth in 1963’s Fantastic Four #11 by Stan ...

Lucy Notarantonio is Newsweek's Senior Lifestyle and Trends Reporter, based in Birmingham, UK. Her focus is trending stories and human interest features ranging from health, pets and travel.