Despite its small size, Mars seems to have a huge impact on the orbital cycles that govern Earth’s climate, especially those ...

The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a zippy 26,200 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing ...

When astronomers announced Kepler-452b, they were not just adding another distant world to a growing catalog. They were ...

Thick, swirling clouds cover Jupiter from pole to pole. They hold water like Earth’s clouds, but at far greater density.

The idea sounds simple enough when reduced to its basics. Put reflective surfaces in orbit and redirect sunlight back to Earth after sunset. A Califor.

Astronomers detect a massive metal-rich cloud orbiting an unseen companion of star J0705+0612. Observations reveal its size, composition, and possible origin from a planetary collision.

After full moon, the terminator returns, but this time on the moon's opposite side, where it marks the line of advancing ...

That would make it thousands of times more massive than any moon orbiting a solar system plane  — so massive it could make ...

Based at Concordia Station in Antarctica, the Ice Memory Sanctuary will preserve glacial ice cores for centuries to come.

The bumphead sunfish (Mola alexandrini) is one of the strangest and most impressive giants in the ocean. With a flattened, ...

For many years, astronomers have been looking for extraterrestrial life. In doing so, astronomers have narrowed their search ...