Earth has undergone incredible transformations over its 4.5 billion-year history,but what will it look like 1 billion years from now? By this time, the Sun will have grown significantly brighter, ...

The Sun, our life-giving star, is slowly dying. In about 5 billion years, it will exhaust its fuel and transform into a red giant, altering the solar system forever. But long before that, the Sun’s ...

They look like they belong on Earth. As we venture through the universe, scientists are finding uncanny — and sometimes unexpected — hints of Earth on other planets and moons.

Studies of 15 M-type stars have revealed new insights into the potential presence of exoplanets. A new study led by ...

According to the latest studies led by Heidelberg University astronomers, low-mass stars quite often host Earth-like planets. Data collected as part of the CARMENES project were the basis of this ...

Alien worlds are a great way to indulge in those “what if” questions and watchers get a chance to see how different life ...

How many dwarf planets are there in our solar system? The recent discovery of 2017 OF201 makes the tally anywhere between ...

Uranus will also be on show, if you fancy a more challenging target. Early risers are in for a celestial treat on July 5, ...

China's Tianwen-2 probe continues on its journey to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) before heading to the main ...

Of all the planets visible from Earth, Mars has always felt different. Its soft red glow has caught the eye of sky-watchers ...

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