In 1995, a pair of scientists discovered a planet outside our solar system orbiting a solar-type star. Since that ...

An international team has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the tectonic evolution of terrestrial planets.

A nearby binary star system is bereft of giant planets, but scientists think it may still be a decent place to look for life. Binary star system Eta Cassiopeiae, located just 19 light-years away, ...

When a meteor streaks across the sky, it's not just beautiful. It's nature's way of delivering a time capsule to Earth. Contained within are hints ...

What happens when a planet contains immense quantities of water but is far too hot for that water to remain liquid?

This year’s Conference of the Parties, the annual United Nations meeting meant to avert catastrophic climate change, was ...

Snapshots from six computer simulations illustrating the distinct tectonic regimes of terrestrial planets, including the newly discovered ...

These missions will focus on major frontiers such as the origins of the universe, the origin of space weather, and the start ...

New modeling of our galaxy’s habitable zones suggests that if intelligent civilizations exist, they are likely to be both ...

When it launches, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be tuned to the frequency needed to measure oscillations on over ...

Most comets show green or blue light near sunlight. This colour comes from gases reacting to ultraviolet exposure. But Comet ...

Skylights, openings in the surface of Mars that descend down into caves, have been found on Mars, along with signatures for ...