The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...

Kepler-62f, an Earth-like planet, is considered a possible habitat for life. It might resemble Endor, with lush forests and life-supporting conditions.

Last fall, the scientific community went into a minor frenzy. A hunk of interstellar material had been sucked into the ...

Quipu, Hercules, Serpens–Corona Borealis and Sculptor–Pegasus are all larger than the fifth and final superstructure ...

Featuring the biggest Steam games, like Kerbal Space Program, and the best free games ... sees pilots clash amid asteroid belts and above planets in fast-paced scraps. While it’s mostly ...

Last month, Planet Labs reported third-quarter adjusted losses of two cents per share and revenue of $61.26 million, up from $55.38 million from the same period last year.

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They also checked to see if any of those dips in light curves might have been caused by second planets orbiting the same star but came up empty-handed. While seven additional candidate exoplanets ...

Throughout January and February you'll be able to see a number of planets across the sky at night. They include Venus, Jupiter and Saturn, easily visible to the naked eye as bright white points of ...

Planetary alignments aren't rare, even when it comes to seeing six planets in the January night sky. Planets always appear in a line from our Earth-bound vantage, so the arrangement isn't anything ...

Mercury will join this alignment by the end of February. We are all set to witness the celestial dance as the planets align in a beautiful and rare show of cosmic dance or alignment. This ...