Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond ...

A recent study found that Jupiter was once twice the size that it is now, making it big enough to swallow up 2,000 Earths.

In April, astronomers said they had detected a possible signature of life on the exoplanet K2-18b. Now, three independent ...

Learn about the recently discovered trans-Neptunian object that may eventually join Pluto as a dwarf planet, found at the ...

Discover interesting facts about how the moon formed, what it's made out of, and the many missions humans have launched to ...

There’s a new frozen oddball orbiting the Sun, and it’s not your average space rock. It’s a planet—a minor one, to be ...

Wildlife rangers are being killed at a rate of nearly two a week, and it’s a toll Prince William has said the world can no ...

A small team led by Sihao Cheng, Martin A. and Helen Chooljian Member in the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Natural ...

A team of international astronomers led by Richard Teague, the Kerr-McGee Career Development Professor in the Department of ...

The lone planet confirmed to be in the system is squeezed in between the two, orbiting at a distance similar to Earth's distance from the Sun. And, as an added bonus, the planet is orbiting backward ...

This week is the best time in May to view the night sky. Here's everything you can see during May's dark skies, from an ...

Between May 20 and 24, the moon, Saturn and Venus will meet in a mini 'planetary parade,' becoming visible in the northern ...