An international team of researchers has just revealed the existence of three Earth-sized planets in the binary stellar ...

New research shows how Jupiter carved out rings and gaps that changed how and when planets and meteorites formed.

Roughly 4.5 billion years ago, the young solar system was a swirling cloud of gas and dust that formed the first asteroids ...

In the distant past, Earth sometimes froze entirely, causing ice ages, and rock weathering alone isn't responsible.

In a secluded corner of the Lynx constellation, just 18 light-years from our planet, astronomers have found a stunning ...

A new study used mathematical formulas and demonstrated that it’s highly unlikely life began on Earth. Instead, the ...

The planet orbits a faint red dwarf star and sits in its habitable zone, where liquid water could exist if an atmosphere is ...

Webb just spotted a carbon-rich moon factory 625 light-years away, revealing how moons like ours may have first taken shape.

Dust brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e-6 mission contains rare meteorite relics that could change our understanding of sources of water and other life-essential ingredients in our solar system.

Those space tornadoes can still harm Earth’s electrical grids and digital systems. Recently, researchers including UM climate ...