Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

Research indicates that the James Webb Space Telescope could help confirm the presence of life-supporting atmospheres on exoplanets in the "Goldilocks zone," enhancing the likelihood of discovering ...

One of the best-timed shots in TV history is an old clip by BBC's science presenter James Burke which has recently become ...

A planetary magnetic field is produced by a geodynamo effect deep inside a planet. A planet like Earth has an iron-nickel core that comes in two parts, a solid inner core and a molten outer core.

Rare planetary alignments, known as major conjunctions, have coincided with significant events in human history. The recent ...

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

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 ...

Saturn shines in the south most of the night, Jupiter rises in the early evening, while Mars is visible in the early morning sky.

This month, catch planetary views of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars, witness a close pass of the Parker Solar Probe by Venus, and ...

It’s been five years since the last Gears games, and while Gears of War: E-Day was announced at Microsoft’s last big Xbox ...

Analysts are forecasting the global space sector to be worth a staggering $1.4 trillion dollars by the end of this decade. While the advancement ...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has returned new images of Jupiter after its 66th close flyby as it enters the final year of its ...