These icy bodies orbit the sun just like the major planets, yet they follow their own rules, often traveling along elongated ...
The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing ...
The object dubbed Earth's "second moon" is actually a quasi-satellite that's accompanied the planet since 1957 — not a true ...
Astronomers are closing in on what looks like a colossal missing piece of the Solar System, a giant planet that appears to ...
Almost 60 years after America won the first space race, the moon is once again the focus of a competition… Read More ...
By Patricia Marins in Rio de Janeiro It is extremely difficult to claim that a country with a military budget as modest as ...
When a solar storm strikes Earth, it can disrupt technology that's vital for our daily lives. Solar storms occur when ...
Astronomers have long faced a strange contradiction: most stars are born in pairs, and ...
Astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around single stars, but few around binary stars—even though both types of stars are equally common. Physicists can now explain the dearth.
Another development to look forward to. The post Earth’s Lower Orbit Could Rapidly Collapse, Scientists Warn appeared first ...
NASA lost contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter in early December and has been unable to reconnect with the vehicle. NASA plans ...