An astronomer at Columbia University is suggesting that because life emerged so soon on Earth after its formation, it may ...

Astronomers have spent decades trying to find Earth-like planets beyond our solar system. These worlds are small, cold, and ...

Earth" planet was discovered by researchers. It is not believed these planets are more common than previously thought.

The Kepler-10 planetary system is clearly a place of extremes. It has a small, Earth-sized world that is half scorched, the ...

A distant flicker of light from a star can reveal more than you might expect. In fact, a brief, subtle brightening in the sky ...

Astronomers from MIT have uncovered a dramatic celestial spectacle: a Mercury-sized exoplanet that is rapidly disintegrating ...

Super-Earths, in short, are planets with masses up to 10 times ... super-Earth data, the team calculated that there should be around 0.35 super-Earth planets per star on wide Jupiter-like orbits.

With its beautiful rings, Saturn may be the most stunning planet in the solar system. It is the sixth planet from the sun and ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

In a powerful demonstration of commitment to environmental stewardship, a diverse group of prominent figures has joined ...

The weather gets a little wild and weird on Jupiter. How wild? Spacecraft instruments have measured strong winds, tracked ...