With water being so important to life on Earth, scientists often look for it on exoplanets. But some of those worlds might ...

A low-density, puffy planet orbiting relatively far from a young star in a nearly perpendicular orbit. What's going on?

A new study led by UNLV scientists sheds light on how planets, including Earth, formed in our galaxy—and why the life and ...

While Whiskers may not be able to communicate his needs purrfectly, today’s planets certainly can. With only your sun sign, you can use Catscope to translate the feelings of your feline friend.

Astronomers have recently unveiled the existence of giant planets that defy current models of planetary formation, ...

Astronomers are investigating a strange class of exoplanets known as eccentric warm Jupiters — massive gas giants that orbit their stars in unexpected, elongated paths. Unlike their close-orbiting ...

Planets do not emit visible light like stars; they shine in the sky because they reflect sunlight. Exoplanets too reflect ...

A pairing-off of the brightest planet and a slender crescent moon will be the chief celestial attraction in the dawn sky ...

The Moon is in Libra on October 20, 2025, preparing each zodiac sign to start a new beginning in their love horoscope. In ...

There are some truly iconic starships in "Star Trek," but then there are also some that are memorable in a bad way.

After Christmas dinner in 2021, our family was glued to the television, watching the nail-biting launch of NASA's US$10 ...

We thought we understood planets, but the planetary disk chemistry of far-away XUE 10 is completely changing our conception ...