Planets' temperatures are largely influenced by their structural characteristics and proximity to the Sun, however, Venus ...

The next year of science on the James Webb Space Telescope has been announced amid mounting budgetary uncertainty that could ...

This colorful image of the Helix nebula may mirror what someday could become of our sun and our home planet. Released on ...

Astronomers have discovered two new exoplanets that are similar to other worlds found in the Milky Way, but unlike any in our ...

The Kuiper Belt is a region in space beyond the orbit of Neptune that's home to Pluto and most of the known dwarf planets, as well as some comets that are thought to be relics of the solar system ...

Scientists have found the heaviest known pair of dead stars in our galaxy — a rare system they believe will one day explode ...

A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.

This is particularly puzzling, as a vast majority of meteorites can be traced to some well-known parent body—whether that be the Moon, Mars, or other asteroids. In fact, according to New Scientist, ...

Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard's Star, the second-nearest star system to ... Barnard's Star is our cosmic neighbor ...