The solar system consists of our star, the sun, and everything bound to it by gravity: the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, ...

In 2020, astronomers detected WD 1856+534 b, a gas giant that orbits a star 81 light-years from Earth. This exoplanet, which ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have directly detected the faint glow of a planet that’s colder than any ...

Earth's forests play a critical role in keeping our planet habitable. Often called the "lungs of the Earth," forests cover ...

Once a year, this planet passes through a celestial beehive typically seen in the night sky during the spring. And it's about ...

"It's like trying to spot a fish by looking for ripples in a pond, rather than trying to see the fish itself." ...

They reveal a whole new level of detail in these planet-forming systems. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every ...

A 9.1 magnitude earthquake did more than trigger a deadly tsunami. NASA explains how it affected Earth’s axis and day length.

A powerful cosmic event from 2004—a gamma-ray burst from a magnetar 30,000 light-years away—has just been revealed as a major ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding ...

In Colorado, there’s a word—and plenty of written and unwritten rules—for what it means to be a reverent and righteous music ...