TRAPPIST-1 is a red dwarf star located about 40 light years away that hosts seven Earth-sized rocky planets, with at least ...

Mathematicians calculated where the planet might be based on its effects on Uranus, and astronomers searched for less than an ...

With new telescopes coming online and fresh discoveries arriving almost weekly, the search is only accelerating. Each new world we find is more than a point of light somewhere in the great darkness.

The search for a new music director began in the orchestra pit before the job announcement went public. "We asked our ...

Asteroid deflection could backfire if the impact shoves the rock into a cosmic keyhole, a hidden trapdoor in space.

Over the past 60 years, scientists have largely succeeded in building a computer model of Earth to see what the future holds.

Experts have warned that NASA's asteroid deflection system could inadvertently send one towards Earth. The Double Asteroid ...

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have spent two decades and large portions of their exorbitant wealth creating new space technologies. Their plan is to reshape how humans live.

Selecting the right spot to smash a spacecraft into the surface of a hazardous asteroid to deflect it must be done with great care, according to new ...

The X-Men are well-known for tackling morally complex issues with no clear right or wrong answer. In the name of fighting against mutant oppression, the line between hero and villain has always been ...

If asteroid deflection missions aren’t conducted with the utmost care and precision, they may send objects through a ...

Astronomers have discovered what they think may be another moon orbiting a distant dwarf planet called Quaoar. This small, ...