Intelligent life may develop on planets as a rule, not an exception — increasing the odds of humanity existing beyond Earth, ...

Filipinos will be able to catch a glimpse of a rare planetary alignment featuring Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter, and Mars from February 21 to 28.

Astronomers used a 3D global computer model to compare the climates of exoplanets in different stellar and orbital configurations. They found that a planet orbiting a white dwarf star would offer a ...

An international team of scientists has confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth—a planet larger than Earth but smaller than ...

The Orion Nebula is one of the best must-see attractions in the Pottsville sky, and it is even more impressive once you get ...

At peak magnitude, seek out the goddess of love planet in a clear blue sky in the west-southwest during daylight hours, being ...

New research suggests Earth was once a purple planet. Early microbes used retinal, not chlorophyll, for photosynthesis.

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The "parade of planets" in the evening sky continues. Starting the evening of Feb. 22, Mercury will join the lineup but it ...

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

Explore how new research suggests that intelligent life may emerge naturally under favorable conditions over time.