Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected possible signs of gases released by volcanic activity on a ...

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

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The Roman Telescope is being built at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, where the coronagraph recently arrived after being ...

Scientists have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a dead star 4,000 light years from here, giving us a humbling glimpse into Earth's likely fate. Published in Nature Astronomy, the planet, ...

For spinning spheres, centrifugal force is maximized at the equator, where the rotational speed is highest. The amount of the ...

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 ...

Over the quarter century I’ve been writing this column, I’ve been flabbergasted by the advances in telescopes for backyard ...

Planets, moons, and the quest for life beyond earth As we explore the vast expanse of space, we embark on a journey that ...

Discovered in the Three Sisters island group by members of the National Geographic Pristine Seas team during their scientific ...