NASA and IAU have named a feature on asteroid Donald Johanson after India’s Narmada Valley, honouring its fossil heritage.

Nasa recently confirmed that the total number of known exoplanets, alien planets orbiting stars beyond our Solar System, has reached an impressive milestone of 6,000. This reflects decades of cosmic ...

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.

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

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near captured imagery of Jupiter and its moons Amalthea and Adrastea on July 27, 2022. Also visible in the false color Near Infrared Camara (NIRCam) images are the gas ...

NASA spotted a new moon almost at the border of our solar system. Back in 1986, a theory came up that this cosmic body could ...

“This milestone represents decades of cosmic exploration driven by NASA space telescopes — exploration that has completely changed the way humanity views the night sky,” Shawn Domagal-Goldman, acting ...

American space agency NASA announced this week the counter showing the number of confirmed exoplanets has now reached over 6,000.

While the weather is quiet, there are some cool things to check out in the night sky, including a trifecta conjunction early ...

This brings us to the complexity of NASA's announcement. "Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by ...

The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by scientists from around the world, ...

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.