By 2015, NASA announced that Kepler had discovered its 1,000th exoplanet. 2016 was a banner year for exoplanet detections with nearly 1,500 in that year alone. The total number reached 5,000 in March ...

TRAPPIST-1, a planetary system 40 light years from Earth, could host a planet with an atmosphere and liquid water, but astronomers can’t be certain just yet.

NASA aims to study rocky planets similar to Earth and analyse their atmospheres for biosignatures. The James Webb Space ...

Astronomers have detected the chemical fingerprint of a frozen, water-rich planetary fragment being devoured by a white dwarf ...

The official number of planets outside our solar system has reached 6,000, according to space scientists. NASA’s tally of ...

Known for their unusual, sidewinding crawl across shifting desert sands, sidewinder rattlesnakes are truly one of nature’s ...

The official number of planets outside our solar system has reached 6,000, according to space scientists. NASA's tally of ...

In what we can only interpret as a show of solidarity for the Solar System's beleaguered dwarf planet Pluto, the Sun put its heart prominently on its sleeve atmosphere.

A recent study reveals dynamic transformations in Earth's lower mantle, impacting both earthquakes and the magnetic field.

A massive asteroid, 2025 FA22, will safely pass Earth on September 18, 2025, at a distance of 4.6 million miles. Initially ...

Sky lovers assemble! There is a lot going on in the next few days – stuff for every interest, location, and ability. We have ...

The federal government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases depends on a 2009 scientific determination. The Trump ...