A team of researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover new details about SIMP 0136, a free-floating planet in ...

Our solar system has always seemed a vast place, even to the most ancient astronomers who knew little of the universe other than what the sun, moon, and stars could reveal to the naked eye.

The objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s history. By Jonathan O’Callaghan Jonathan O’Callaghan reported on an ...

Space scientists say they have located a planet killer capable of ripping worlds to pieces. Researchers believe they've found evidence that a white dwarf may have torn a Jupiter-sized planet apart. A ...

Earth is our home planet, and it's the only place in the universe where we know for certain that life exists. Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago from a swirling cloud of gas and dust squished ...

Outer space is one of LEGO's classic themes. And it's easy to see why. Few subjects do more to excite a person's wonder and imagination. Space exploration has many upsides. There's the abstract ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander has successfully touched down on the moon, in a pivotal moment for private space travel. The size of a compact car, the four-legged lander is carrying 10 ...

SPACE is a deadly place – and we're all living at its mercy on a little blue rock. Thankfully we know that asteroid 2024 YR4 won't be crashing into us after all, but that's not the only space ...

HOUSTON — Stargazers will have a special treat this weekend with a planetary parade of seven planets. If the weather cooperates, you should be able to see some of them without any fancy equipment.