Early in our Solar System’s history, bits of icy debris were scattered and then gradually coaxed into a spiral alignment in ...

Mar. 11, 2025 — A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in ...

Millions of years ago, our Solar System traveled through a densely populated galactic region and was exposed to increased interstellar dust.

Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star - one of our closest stellar neighbors - ...

Earth’s shadow will block most of the light that illuminates the lunar surface, creating what is known as a blood moon.

Nuclear pulse propulsion is a technology that would work. It was being developed in the 1960s but it was stopped because of ...

The SPHEREx telescope will create the most colorful map of the cosmos, while the four satellites of the PUNCH mission track ...

In a new, groundbreaking discovery that has captivated the astronomy community, scientists have confirmed the presence of not ...