Dr. Lu Xing, an associate researcher from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with...
Mankind’s first look at conditions on a “super-Earth” 50 light years away is expected in coming weeks via the James...
Watching the skies for large asteroids that could pose a hazard to Earth is a global endeavor. So, to test...
No object in the solar system experiences the sun’s solar wind more powerfully than Mercury. The planet’s magnetic field deflects...
While volcanic eruptions and earthquakes serve as immediate reminders that Earth’s insides are anything but tranquil, there are also other,...
Before the Earth and other planets formed, the young sun was still surrounded by cosmic gas and dust. Over the...
Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms trained on real astronomical observations now outperform astronomers in sifting through massive amounts of data to...
What do you do when a tried-and-true method for determining the sun’s chemical composition appears to be at odds with...
Nearly half of sun-size stars are binary. According to University of Copenhagen research, planetary systems around binary stars may be...
Covered in the red dust that sealed its fate, the NASA InSight lander is slowly shutting down, more than 250...
As NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope moves through the final phases of commissioning its science instruments, we have also begun working on...
Powerful flares, breathtaking views across the solar poles, and a curious solar “hedgehog” are among the haul of spectacular images,...
