TRAPPIST-1, a planetary system 40 light years from Earth, could host a planet with an atmosphere and liquid water, but astronomers can’t be certain just yet.

That may be about to change: NASA is preparing a brand new mission that will travel 1 million miles away from Earth in order to map the boundaries of the heliosphere, offering clues to scientists ...

With advance warning, however, steps can be taken to reduce the risks. If an electrical grid is running near capacity, for ...

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

Gravitational waves shake the very fabric of the universe when black holes collide. Today we measure these events and use them to understand the cosmos. Now University of Copenhagen researchers and ...

Asteroid 2025 FA22, measuring up to 951 feet across, will make a close approach to Earth early Thursday according to NASA ...

The "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2025 FA22 will fly close past Earth at more than 24,000 mph on Thursday (Sept. 18). The ...

Hockey is not America's most popular sport, but it has become the go-to setting for romance writers who want some fire and ...

“I love Venus,” she says. “It’s Earth’s evil twin.” The two planets are about the same size, but the differences are stark.

Did a missile slam into a meteor over China? China has been racing ahead in the field of space, and is also preparing its ...

"The fact that we captured the aurora again demonstrates that our method for predicting aurorae on Mars and capturing them ...

These phenomena are erratic. They interact at every scale and manifest as weather, from clear sunny days to blustery ...