An international team of scientists has confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth—a planet larger than Earth but smaller than ...

The water that makes up the oceans acted as a key ingredient for the development of life on Earth. However, scientists still ...

At peak magnitude, seek out the goddess of love planet in a clear blue sky in the west-southwest during daylight hours, being ...

Scientists discovered tiny jets on the Sun that power both fast and slow solar wind. These jets eject particles and shape ...

YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

“When it’s brightest, Venus appears as an eerily eye-catching beacon,“ EarthSky wrote. ”Many mistake it for a UFO. It’s ...

A new study examines how much material from the closest star system to Earth will end up in orbit around the Sun, and how ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have ...

We suggest that as the Earth changed physically and chemically over time, its surface conditions allowed for a greater diversity of habitats for life. And these changes operate on geologic timescales ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the ...

The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...