A private US spacecraft headed to the moon captures a glorious view of Earth - A private U.S. spacecraft has captured ...

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A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

Starting at 12:30 p.m. ET (1730 GMT) on Saturday (Jan. 25), astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project ...

Thirty years after the discovery of the first exoplanet, astronomers have detected more than 7,000 of them in our galaxy. But there are still billions more to be discovered. At the same time, ...

Earth,” dubbed HD 20794 d, boasts a mass six times that of our planet and resides within the star’s “habitable zone.” The ...

A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight ... and video of the Blue Marble, our planet. The Texas company released the images ...

It’s a live exploration of stars, planets and other celestial bodies.” He explains, “These sessions typically feature deep-space telescopes in locations free from light pollution.

Six planets will "align" in the sky for a planet ... meaning it will be directly opposite the Sun from Earth and will shine brightly all night. Michigan is home to six dark sky state parks ...

The first-ever TV show in the sci-fi franchise is set to channel the horror vibes of Ridley Scott's Alien as the terrifying xenomorphs land on planet Earth. With a few teasers already released and ...

2024 — An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into the Earth and is one of the few ...