How many planets are there in our solar system? Nine? Eight? Twelve? Hundreds? I know many will insist there are nine, with Pluto as the ninth planet, but ...

Astronomers at the Complutense University of Madrid first spotted this intriguing event using a powerful telescope in ...

Rechargeable, electric consumer goods have emerged as a micro-level answer to the threat of climate change. While e-bikes and ...

Its CIVA (Comet Infrared and Visible Analyser) cameras took the first image of a human-made object touching a 4.6 ...

By studying decay of bound-state beta decay of thallium-205 (205Tl81+), scientists can better understand the timing and ...

It’s commonly known that the Sun is the center of our solar system, with all the planets orbiting around it. However, this ...

This week, revisit what you know about Uranus, explore the far side of the moon, rediscover the famed fossil known as Lucy, ...

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 ...

Scientists are reconsidering old information about Uranus. NPR's Scott Simon explains the problem with photos taken of the ...

Solar and cosmochemical data indicate high levels of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen in the Sun. Researchers have unveiled a new ...

Some minerals in lava could suggest water is nearby.

This background radiation has long been known to originate from the Local Hot Bubble (LHB), a vast region of hot gas ...