April skies feature close planet pairings, a bright meteor shower, and stunning views of the ancient star cluster M3.

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The discovery of salty mineral evaporites on Ryugu indicates that watery environments may have been widespread in the early ...

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Each of the planets, labeled b, c, d, and e, has a mass between 20% and 30% of Earth's, making them among the smallest yet ...

Indian scientists discover TOI-6038A b, a giant exoplanet 78 times Earth's mass. This sub-Saturn world orbits a binary star, ...

Take a tour of the space volcanoes on other planets and moons across the Solar System, and find out how they differ from ...

Earth might be the only planet with tectonic plates, but it is not the only one with quakes because quakes can be caused by a ...

A new study challenges traditional models of how planets form. A new analysis of existing data suggests that exoplanets with masses comparable to Jupiter may have formed significantly earlier than ...

Have you ever wondered how far Jupiter is from Mars or Venus from Earth? Our handy calculator makes it easy to find out! All distances are average and ...

In his lecture, Levine noted the United States is planning a human mission to Mars that may begin as early as 2035. The journey will take seven months and over 250 million miles each way.

We often focus on space observatories that peer beyond Earth. But the vast majority of satellites stare right back at us.