CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar ...

The search for habitable exoplanets is a key priority and sits at the pinnacle of exoplanet science. The science community ...

In 2003, NASA-funded researchers spotted what was then the most distant object discovered in our Solar System. The dwarf planet, named Sedna after the Inuit goddess of the sea, was found over 12.9 ...

Very massive stars (VMSs) have had a massive impact on the formation of our universe. However, there aren't very many of them ...

For decades, scientists believed water was the essential cradle for life. But new research suggests life’s building blocks ...

These cosy layers were traditionally thrown on before or after a dip to quickly raise temperatures and provide a clever ...

WASP-121b, an already unusual planet, might have a remote origin that explains some of its peculiar properties—from iron rain ...

Space is a vast, unknown frontier, and the astronauts who venture into its depths often encounter things that defy ...

The Bootes Void,often called the Great Void, is one of the largest and most mysterious structures in the observable universe. Discovered in 1981 by astronomer Robert Kirshner and his team, this ...

As private companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin develop reusable rockets and push aspirations for lunar and Martian colonization, real estate investors are dialing in. Some liken it to the early days ...

Scientists have found that Uranus is emitting its own internal heat — even more than it receives from sunlight — and this ...