If there’s one thing our Solar System doesn’t have in short supply, it’s rocks. Small rocks, chunky rocks, dry rocks,...
Astronomers have found a collection of stars doing something unexpected. Within 160 light-years of the Solar System, four red dwarf...
Using the world’s most powerful radio antenna, scientists have discovered stars unexpectedly blasting out radio waves, possibly indicating the existence...
For now, life is flourishing on our oxygen-rich planet, but Earth wasn’t always that way – and scientists have predicted...
Lava was still flowing on the surface of the Moon 1.97 billion years ago – and now we have the...
Exoplanets – planets outside our Solar System – continue to provide astronomers with fascinating glimpses of other worlds, including the...
Scientists thought asteroid Bennu’s surface would be like a sandy beach, abundant in fine sand and pebbles, which would have...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to...
Our Solar System, with just one star in the sky, may be a bit of an oddball. Most of the...
Comets and asteroids are both types of rocks that hang out in space, but their differences are pretty pronounced. Comets...
As their name suggests, ultradiffuse galaxies, or UDGs, are dwarf galaxies whose stars are spread out over a vast region,...
What will our Sun look like after it dies? Scientists have made predictions about what the end will look like...
