The fall equinox is a significant event in any tipped planet's life. Seasons are caused by a planet's tilted axis. Those which orbit the sun standing nearly straight up and down with little to no ...

Several well-known meteorite discoveries are still a mystery. Avi Loeb’s interpretation of some meteorite debris possibly being of alien origin is controversial, because peer‑reviewed analyses point ...

Scientists have found thousands of planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets, throughout the galaxy. This artist’s ...

"The complexity of the exo-Neptunian landscape provides offers a unique window onto the processes involved in the formation ...

Some are no bigger than pebbles, while others stretch for miles, silently orbiting the sun in the asteroid belt or zipping ...

The Carruthers Geocorona Observatory is the first mission focused on studying changes in the exosphere, the Earth’s outermost ...

The official number of planets outside our solar system has reached 6,000, according to space scientists. NASA's tally of ...

For decades, astronomers have wondered whether Earth-like planets are rare gems or commonplace across the stars. Recent ...

The official number of planets outside our solar system has reached 6,000, according to space scientists. NASA’s tally of ...

Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern suggests that water and other volatile compounds arrived on Earth from ...

Earth will move between Saturn and the sun this weekend, offering prime views of Saturn in what's known as "opposition." Here's what to know.

Every 378 days, Saturn swings into opposition, bringing it closer, brighter, and nearly 10 times easier to observe than at ...