Scientists have identified phenomena in deep space that can act as naturally occurring “space weather stations” far beyond our solar system.

The flyby offered a window into Pluto’s geology, atmosphere, and potential habitability, uncovering features like Sputnik ...

A new study reveals a rare-breaking white dwarf star, dubbed RXJ0528+2838, that is somehow generating a rainbow-like "bow ...

In a blow to anyone dreaming that complex life may exist elsewhere in the universe, a new study suggests we're unlikely to ...

"We found something never seen before and, more importantly, entirely unexpected," team leader Simone Scaringi of Durham ...

Among other things, the James Webb Space Telescope is designed to get us closer to finding habitable worlds around faraway ...

What were you doing at 24 years old? For Jin Won Kim, he was busy designing the Toyota FJ Cruiser that gained quite a cult ...

Scientists have identified an unexpected way to study the hidden space weather of distant stars by observing strange, ...

Pluto's days, though they drag on a bit at around 153 hours, are nothing compared to its years. Pluto's orbit takes 248 Earth ...

Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt and the closest dwarf planet to Earth. Discovered in 1801 and visited by ...

A new survey maps nearby K-type stars and shows why these long-lived, stable stars are important targets in the search for ...

How does a star affect the makeup of its planets? And what does this mean for the habitability of distant worlds? Carnegie's ...