George Hampton Middle School student Vincent Chu of Woodbridge won the Prince William Regional Spelling Bee on Tuesday night ...

There are currently six recognized dwarf planets: Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Makemake ... long-standing problem for astronomers because we are inside of it,” Xu said. “While astronomers agree ...

Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...

Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...

"We have been waiting for 10 years to confirm that our finely tuned operations of the telescope would also allow us to access ...

Now, astronomers leveraged the power of four telescopes to observe what's transpiring deep inside this giant exoplanet's swirling atmosphere. They found never-before-seen activity. "This planet ...

Planet ‘parades’ are not uncommon. While occasionally spotting 4-5 planets is not unusual, sighting the alignment of all 7 planets is not visible commonly. Sky watchers could witness a ...

Moreover, one side of the planet is scorching, as it is always facing the star, while the other side is much cooler. The team has now probed deep inside Tylos's atmosphere and revealed distinct ...

Six planets are visible in the night sky right now. On Feb. 28, Mercury will add a seventh planet to the planetary parade. Venus, Mars and Jupiter are 'great naked-eye targets' for beginning ...

A new study by Rice University researchers Sho Shibata and Andre Izidoro presents a compelling new model for the formation of ...

Credit: Gilmour Space WASHINGTON — Australian company Gilmour Space is targeting the middle of March for the first flight of its Eris rocket, while setting expectations for the vehicle’s debut.

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