An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), including scientists from the National Center of Competence in ...

As atmospheric observations of exoplanets become increasingly precise, it is more important than ever to correctly account ...

The Kuiper Belt is loosely defined as a doughnut-shaped swath of space beginning just beyond the orbit of Neptune and ...

That raises the possibility that the TRAPPIST-1e exoplanet could also have liquid water and therefore support life.

The findings suggest Earth’s geological story was partly written in the stars – specifically, in the spiral arms of our home ...

Three celestial bodies will meet up for one night in September in a cosmic conjunction that should be widely visible in the ...

The long-standing idea of planets forming in perfectly flat, orderly discs has been challenged by new research. Instead of ...

Early Earth lacked life’s essentials until a collision with Theia added them. This chance event made life possible. After the ...

Did you know that the current CO2 concentration in the Earth's atmosphere has peaked in the last million years? A further ...

The coldest planet in the Solar System is Uranus, which is surprisingly colder than Neptune due to its unique internal heat ...

Three celestial bodies are preparing to meet up for one night in September in a cosmic conjunction that should be widely visible in the sky.

Astronomers have discovered the raw ingredients of planets orbiting two infant stars, offering a glimpse into how new worlds ...