A study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics has identified four previously unknown primordial open cluster (OC) groups in ...

The CNSA said the Tianwen 2 mission is expected to accomplish multiple objectives through a single expedition, including the ...

A new study suggests the planet’s iconic domes owe their strange shape to both thick lava and a flexible surface.

A team of international scientists recently published the discovery of nine new hot Jupiter exoplanets in The Astronomical ...

The small world was found during a search for the hypothetical Planet Nine, and astronomers say the next time it will reach ...

Replanting forests can help cool the planet even more than some scientists once believed, especially in the tropics. But even if every tree lost since the mid-19th century is replanted, the total ...

Astronomers have explained how a galaxy cluster maintains its heat, despite emitting X-rays that cool the hot gas at its center. The group discovered the existence of a fast-moving, high-temperature ...

Simulations show that the stars’ tug could send Mercury, Venus or Mars crashing into Earth — or let Jupiter eject our world from the solar system.

New research suggests that Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, was once even bigger—about twice its current size—and had a magnetic field 50 times stronger than it does today. This ...

Our solar system’s origin story spans billions of years and involves clouds of gas, cosmic collisions, and planetary ...