A stunning new NASA-backed study reveals that Ceres, a dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter, may have had the right ...

The cold and remote planets originally earned their label of "ice giants" to contrast their interiors from those of Jupiter ...

TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized world in the system’s habitable zone, is drawing scientific attention as researchers hunt for ...

Of the seven Earth-sized planets circling the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, one world has become a special focus for astronomers. This planet ...

Warp drive has long been a narrative shortcut for science fiction, but a new generation of physicists is treating it as a ...

When NASA scientists opened the sample return canister from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission in late 2023, they found something ...

Images from NASA's Galileo mission reveal a tantalizing starburst-like feature. Scientists call it a "wall demon." ...

Dubbed HD 143811 AB b, the interstellar entity is a gas giant that’s located some 446 light-years away from Earth in a galaxy ...

The Star of Bethlehem, a guiding light for the Magi, has long puzzled experts. NASA scientist Mark Matney proposes a 5 BC ...