Recently, an exoplanet just a short 15 light-years from Earth was discovered, setting the scientific community abuzz. This ...

Ten events that would unfold if gravity suddenly vanished, beginning with the effects on our bodies and ending with the unraveling of the universe itself.

What happens if you do a big jump? Your body goes up into the air. But then it comes back down again. The reason you don’t just keep going up, up, up is because the force of gravity pushes your body ...

Unlike the swarm of comets circling the sun, Comet 3I/ATLAS formed in another star system and got ejected into interstellar ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini-moon” for the past two months. The harmless space rock will peel away on Monday, ...

When we think about orbits, we usually picture the Earth zooming around the sun. But does the sun just sit there? Or is it on its own journey? I asked my friend Guy Worthey. He’s a space scientist at ...

Gravity is the force of action between two objects. It’s called a natural force because it acts at a distance rather than needing to be in contact. Gravity is the force that holds us down on Earth and ...

Left: Near-infrared emissions on Venus' nightside Right: A mosaic of radar images of Venus' surface. Image: NASA/APL/NRL (left), Magellan Team/JPL/USGS (right) NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will make its ...

REUTERS - A comet that left the outer edge of the solar system more than 5.5 million years ago will pass close by the sun on Thursday, becoming visible in Earth's skies in the next week or two - if it ...