Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers are working to confirm potential evidence of life on a distant exoplanet ...

Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing ...

New books by Robert Macfarlane and Tony Juniper strengthen the case for granting the natural environment protection in law on ...

By day, Chris Boone leads the USC Price School of Public Policy as dean. By night, he captures the wonders of the cosmos ...

The morning of April 24 will give rise to a striking mini-planetary parade, as Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune, and Earth's ...

Discover interesting facts about Saturn, its rings and whether it could contain extraterrestrial life.

The planet is "crumbling to pieces," shedding the equivalent of Mount Everest’s mass every 30.5-hour orbit and will be ...

Dimethyl sulfide is cool—and a potential biosignature—but scientists are urging caution before we declare a plankton party ...

The new exhibition “The Little Prince, The Immersive Odyssey” in Paris brings to life French author Antoine de Saint ...

A study led by Paolo Padoan, ICREA research professor at the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona ...

"The extent of the tail is gargantuan, stretching up to 9 million kilometers [5.6 million miles] long," said MIT astronomer ...