A new study shows that stars with low magnetic activity are likely to support exoplanetary systems, making the hunt for these ...

Finding Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars and identifying signs of life such as oxygen or water is a major goal in ...

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

Hundreds of people who love the little planet that was dissed, gather every year in the Arizona town where Pluto was discovered. They celebrate scientific discovery, history and our solar system’s ...

The world's first commercial space telescope has released its first image as it begins its journey to help track nearby stars ...

Life needs nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus. But without the right balance of oxygen, these elements get locked away in planets’ cores.

Uranus spins on its side, creating a wild magnetosphere. Unlike Earth's stable bubble, Uranus's magnetic field is lopsided ...

A powerful 2024 solar superstorm struck Mars, flooding its atmosphere with electrons and briefly disrupting orbiting ...

Each night, just after sunset, the planet Jupiter will be shining brightly, high in the southern sky, near the stars Pollux ...

Venus and Saturn are due up for a visually striking event known as a planetary conjunction. Here's everything to know about ...

Potomac, Maryland, native Christopher Williams is one of the seven astronauts and cosmonauts currently aboard the ...

A new study has found that an asteroid NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun.