Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if ...

When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our ...

In the bigger picture, "down" could be defined as being below the plane of the solar system, which is known as the ecliptic.

If aliens from space can die and mourn their dead then they likely invented gods to worship. Because they missed their loved ...

Data from the Kepler project has confirmed a new world that fulfills the telescope's goal of locating Earth-sized planets ...

Spectacular clouds swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These clouds contain water, just like Earth's, but are much denser on ...

A decade of observations of four planets around the young planetary system V1298 Tau revealed a rare, long-sought missing ...

It looks like a sapphire jewel in space, but HD 189733bis anything but serene. With winds reaching seven times the speed of ...

Researchers have spotted a large cloud of iron atoms in the shape of a bar. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Known as dinosaur stars for both their primeval nature and their immense size, Population III stars existed only when the ...

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences described 72 new species last year, from elegant birds to strange sea ...