Using observations by NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and many other facilities, two international teams of astronomers have discovered...
For the first time, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide ices have been observed in the far reaches of our solar...
There are three ways to look for evidence of alien technological civilizations. One is to look out for deliberate attempts...
Astronomers have made the rare and tantalizing discovery of an Earth-like exoplanet 40 light-years away that may be just a...
The discovery of a planet similar to Venus around a star in the neighborhood of the solar system raises hopes...
While thousands of planets have been discovered around other stars, relatively little is known about them. A NASA catalog featuring...
Ever since the tantalizing discovery of icy ocean worlds within our own solar system, such as Europa and Enceladus, scientists...
An ocean of liquid water deep beneath the icy surface of Pluto is coming into focus thanks to new calculations...
A surprisingly low amount of methane and a super-sized core hide within the cotton candy–like planet WASP-107 b. The revelations,...
The primitive asteroids that UCF physics doctoral student Brittany Harvison studies carry with them traces of their origins and billions...
The far side of the moon is a mysterious place that is never visible from the Earth. The most remarkable...
In the quest for life beyond our solar system, a new study delves into the atmospheric dynamics of planet Proxima...
