Tiny grains from a distant asteroid are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar ...

When we think of exoplanets that may be able to support life, we home in on the habitable zone. A habitable zone is a region ...

The search for Planet Nine, a hidden world beyond Neptune, is heating up as scientists prepare to use a powerful new telescope.

As technology continues to progress, though, could we uncover a new one? Astrophysicists don't know if there are ...

The Parker Solar Probe is gearing up for a final swing past Venus on November 6, which will nudge it into an extremely tight ...

Planet-forming disks are rapidly disintegrated when blasted with high-energy radiation from massive young stars.

Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...

It allows these spacecraft to use the gravitational pull of each planet it flies by to alter its trajectory, allowing them to arrive at the next planet on its path with minimal use of fuel.The Voyager ...

This list of commonly confused terms in astronomy will help you better understand the cosmos and the common phenomena we see ...

He won support with pledges to solve economic woes. But his fossil-fueled solutions and retreat from international ...

A new European Space Agency mission is set to study asteroid Apophis to learn more about how we can handle asteroid threats ...

The more benign view of the Trump election is that it’s precisely what to expect in today’s social media/tech addicted orgy ...