With the help of a three-dimensional map of stars near the sun, astronomers can search for alien planets that might hold life ... with a list of 57 stars in close enough range to our solar system for ...

Earth, between sweltering Venus and frozen Mars, formed and orbits within a band where water could persist in solid, liquid, and gaseous phases. Mars had surface water, but not as much as Earth, and ...

Ever since William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781, astronomers have been eager to find new planets on the outer edge of ...

New findings reveal a solar composition richer in carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen than previously thought, potentially ...

Seven years later -- after securing a record-setting $115 million grant to pursue the project, navigating delays through ...

An international team led by researchers in Japan and Europe has discovered a new multi-planet system around a sun-like star, ...

The movements of the planets in the Solar System are pretty difficult to get your head around, even before we get started on ...

November's Beaver Moon will appear in the sky next to the gorgeous Pleiades star cluster, also known as the "Seven Sisters." ...

Sins Of A Solar Empire II is a real-time strategy game with many traditional 4X elements (Explore, Expand, Exploit, ...

A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.

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