Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...

An interstellar comet that originated outside our solar system just made its closest pass of the sun, setting it on an outgoing path — but it’s not leaving our cosmic ...

When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a main guiding principle. “All life on Earth needs liquid water, no matter ...

Study discovered that Chiron, a small icy world between Saturn and Uranus, is forming rings. This shows how small worlds ...

A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three ...

Scientists use James Webb Space Telescope to make 1st 3D map of exoplanet — and it's so hot, it rips apart water ...

“If you build a map at a wavelength that water absorbs, you’ll see the water deck in the atmosphere, whereas a wavelength ...

Material around Chiron, a small icy world in the far reaches of the solar system, may be taking shape into a ring system of ...

Sydney Sydney, Oct 18 (The Conversation) Australians love rooftop solar power. About 4 million homes have solar panels on their roofs, and we generate more solar energy per person than any other ...

Planet Y may orbit closer than ‘Planet Nine’ A hidden planet could explain tilted KBO orbits New study suggests a rocky world like Earth ...

Scientists say a train of CMEs could impact Earth's magnetic field Oct. 15–17, bringing a chance of northern lights across northern North America. A train of solar storms is barreling toward Earth, ...