Nasa has discovered over 6,000 exoplanets - planets outside our Solar System and continue to search for Earth-like worlds ...

An interstellar comet passing through the solar system contains a surprising mix of chemicals, findings that could help ...

The moon and Venus will shine vividly alongside a bright star in the early morning in a celestial rendezvous that should be visible across the U.S.

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

Astronomers might be close to confirming the presence of an Earth-like atmosphere on an exoplanet for the first time, ...

A new program has discovered chaos in a nearby planetary system, which could explain the existence of a phenomenon ...

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On Sept. 18, 1977, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a photo of Earth and the moon. It was the first time both the Earth and ...

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

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 ...

Recent observations of the Kuiper Belt have revealed anomalies that suggest the presence of an undiscovered Neptune-sized ...

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