The molten exoplanet, larger than sub-Neptune, could be a new class of planet.

Astronomers have identified a strange new kind of exoplanet that challenges how scientists classify worlds beyond our Solar System. The planet, L 98-59 d, appears to contain a vast ocean of molten ...

Scientists spent the first weeks of the year on an expedition to Antarctica to study Thwaites Glacier, which is melting at an alarming rate. If it breaks apart entirely, it could push up global sea ...

The initial dive is a lot like a swimmer’s front crawl. The lizard alternately extends and pushes back with its left and right limbs, penetrating deeper with each stroke. Once submerged, it pins its ...

The planet orbits a small red dwarf star around 35 light years from Earth and is five billion years old ...

Whew, try not to take anything personally, babe. Sometimes, even when we are just making a simple observation people can’t ...

Churchill’s northern lights draw travelers north, but climate change is narrowing the window for seeing the aurora at its ...

Astronomers have discovered a bizarre exoplanet with a giant underground ocean of magma that traps sulphur and may represent an entirely new class of worlds.

A study led by the University of Oxford has identified a new type of planet beyond our solar system—one that stores large amounts of sulfur deep within a permanent ocean of magma. The findings have ...

The African continent is splitting along a triple junction of rifts that converge in Afar, Ethiopia. A new ocean may take millions of years to form, but that is giving scientists ample time to glean ...

During these episodes, known as Snowball Earth, ice sheets spread from the poles toward the equator, turning much of the ...