Over many millions of years, NASA suspects the young world could mature into either of the most common planets found in our ...

Researchers have discovered TIDYE-1b, a young planet only 3 million years old, rapidly orbiting its star. This finding ...

In a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, astronomers describe the youngest transiting planet ever found. It’s ...

Inner planets are the four planets closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. They are collectively characterized by a solid surface and small size relative to the outer gas giants.

The James Webb Space Telescope was built to peer at some of the dimmest, most distant objects in the universe. More than two ...

Scientists estimate a 27% chance of intelligent alien life beyond our galaxy using a new model. The research integrates the ...

If you've ever fancied yourself a spaceship architect that could design a vessel to carry colonists to another star system on ...

“There are no feelings attached,” Tyson said, per ESPN. “My own mother should be very careful if she has to get in the ring ...

Researchers have discovered an unlikely new species within the ocean's midnight zone: a glowing "mystery mollusk." ...

We know from The Lord of the Rings that Tolkien crafted endless stars in his legendarium, but are there other planets too?

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