If you were able to land on Uranus, which you can’t because it is made of gas, you would be greeted with something that ...

NASA’s relentless pursuit of the unknown has led to the development of groundbreaking exoplanet-hunting technology. With its latest mission, NASA has uncovered hidden worlds beyond our solar system, ...

In 2016 billionaire Yuri Milner hosted a press conference at One World Observatory, the atrium topping the slick skyscraper ...

The idea was that high-powered lasers would propel tiny probes to 20 percent of the speed of light, impelling them with ...

As missions like Kepler and TESS discovered more rocky exoplanets in recent years, scientists looked forward to the launch of the JWST. The powerful space telescope has the ability to gather infrared ...

The world's greatest space telescopes have all been round. Now, a new rectangular design could turbocharge our search for ...

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Pro Tomorrow is National Read a Book Day! Is there a topic you've been meaning to brush up on? Or a topic you love that makes ...

Most planet-forming disks have warps that can lead to planets on inclined orbits, which could explain where the tilt of Earth's orbit came from. The origin of the differing tilts in the orbits of the ...

Spotting Earth-like planets is nearly impossible with conventional telescopes, but researchers propose a bold fix: a rectangular design that can separate a planet’s faint glow from its blinding star.

The find represents the first clear detection of a baby planet taking shape within a disc of dust and gas with multiple rings. The ground-breaking discovery was made using European Southern ...

Some planets may be soot-rich rather than water-based. Atmosphere studies will be key to understanding their true nature. Astronomers generally consider water worlds to be among the most common types ...