What if all the planets suddenly doubled in size? Imagine the gravitational, atmospheric, and orbital upheaval across the ...

The observable universe contains so much matter and so many planets that, if it extends infinitely, identical copies of ...

Theia, the world that helped form the Moon, came from the Solar System. Chemical clues in Earth and Moon rocks reveal this ...

How will defects in the material improve the capabilities of satellites and help create new flexible microelectronics devices?

A geomagnetic superstorm is an extreme space weather event that occurs when the sun releases massive amounts of energy and charged particles toward Earth. These storms are rare, occurring about once ...

While last week's stunning auroras delighted many people across Australia, a massive solar storm that hit last year squeezed ...

Learn more about volcanic activity on Mars and how it may have once provided vital elements to the atmosphere.

The Gemini South telescope in Chile captured this stunning view of NGC 6302, highlighting the nebula’s intricate structure ...

That’s also true for the other moons that provide the gravitational stress. As a result, the internal oceans may actually ...

These young, hot blue stars are members of the Pleiades open star cluster and resides about 430 light-years away in the ...

When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's habitable zone. Water is a key ingredient for life, and on a planet too close to ...

A nearby binary star system is bereft of giant planets, but scientists think it may still be a decent place to look for life.