Despite the vast differences in human and bee brains, both of us can do mathematics. As we argue in a new paper published in ...

A layer of molten rock deep inside some rocky planets may be doing more than shaping their interiors. New research points to ...

Spectacular clouds swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These clouds contain water, just like Earth's, but are much denser on ...

"The combination of extreme disk size, strong asymmetries, winds, and potential planet formation makes it the perfect ...

ESA's first mission to another world, the Mars Express orbiter, began circling the Red Planet on June 2, 2003. Ever since, ...

The galaxy is expected to be home to billions of free-floating, or "rogue", planets that have no stellar companion. These worlds have been kicked out of the system where they formed, and they travel ...

Planet 9 sits at the edge of scientific imagination, promising either an epic expansion of the Solar System or a lesson in ...

Realising that our solar system isn’t like most others out there has helped astronomers rewrite the story of how it formed ...

Astronomers have directly observed a free-floating planet, comparable in mass to Earth, roaming the Milky Way. Discovered via gravitational microlensing due to its brief light curve, this rogue world ...

A new MIT Global Change Outlook finds current climate policies and economic indicators put the world on track for dangerous ...

Researchers uncover how Mars affects Earth’s orbit, offering new insight into the planetary forces behind ice ages.