How many Earth-like exoplanets orbit M dwarf stars (Red dwarf stars), which are smaller and cooler than our Sun? This is what ...

Because Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun, being further away means it travels slower along its orbit. This ...

The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

In the frozen outskirts of the solar system, a reddish dwarf planet orbits in silence. Known as Sedna, it is so distant that one trip around the Sun takes more than 11,000 years. For much of that time ...

What can Earth-sized exoplanets teach scientists about the formation and evolution of exoplanets throughout the cosmos? This is what a study recently posted to the arXiv preprint server hopes to ...

Since it launched in December 2021, Webb has been orbiting more than a million miles ... This five-layer sun shield blocks heat from the Sun, Earth and even the Moon, helping Webb stay incredibly cold ...

Something incredibly strange is happening in our cosmic neighborhood: a mysterious gravitational disturbance is hurtling Jupiter toward the Sun. If it sounds like science fiction, that’s because ...

The rotations of the Earth have increased in speed since 2020, and as it spins faster than ever, the shortest day recorded ...

Astronomers have discovered over 100 new alien worlds so far this year — some many light-years away from Earth — that ...

In addition to providing a trove of information about the early universe, the James Webb Space Telescope since its 2021 ...

Using gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is ...

According to the latest studies led by Heidelberg University astronomers, low-mass stars quite often host Earth-like planets. Data collected as part of the CARMENES project were the basis of this ...