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

Barnard’s Star is notorious among astronomers for a history of false planet detections but it appears the latest discovery – ...

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

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 ...

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.

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

The world of Sailor Moon does not just relate to our own solar system, but the many unknown planets from the original story ...

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Astronomers used ALMA to observe Proxima Centauri and found frequent, intense flares that could destroy atmospheres of nearby ...

YR4, once referred to as a ‘city-killer’ with the potential to cause regional devastation and impact the climate, is no ...

Ellipses are defined as curves that surround two focal points. At any point on the ellipse, the sum of the distance to both ...