Life on Earth is a precious thing, especially given what astronomers know about the visible universe. Although researchers ...

While its star projector leaves a lot to be desired, the Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector is a fantastic educational tool for kids, with its solar system model, complete with talking ...

Something is hiding inside Kepler-51d, and it’s doing a remarkably good job of it. About 2,615 light-years away in the ...

Astronomers have witnessed the birth of a planetary system that could one day resemble the solar system. The discovery offers scientists a proxy to study how our home planetary system formed around ...

The Solar System is a weird place filled with incredible physics and geological oddities that often break down in human terms ...

An artist's impression of a planetary system with four planets, around a small red star, called LHS1903 with a large reddish-brown rocky planet with craters is visible in the foreground and three ...

NEW YORK (CNN) — An exoplanetary system about 116 light-years from Earth could flip the script on how planets form, according to researchers who discovered it using telescopes from NASA and the ...

Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies scientific expectations -- and suggests these faraway worlds formed in a manner never seen ...

The dazzling lights of the aurora are created when high-energy particles from space collide with Earth's atmosphere. While scientists have long understood this process, one big mystery remained: What ...

For centuries, astronomers faced the challenge of classifying objects in space based on their appearance. When observing an ...

Astronomers have uncovered evidence of a dramatic cosmic crash unfolding around a distant star. While reviewing archived ...

This artist's impressions shows the unusual set up of the solar system around the LHS 1903 star - Copyright ESA/AFP Handout This artist's impressions shows the ...