Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in its 2026 orbit on Jan. 3. The sun will appear larger in the sky than on any ...

JWST observations of the ultra-hot super-Earth exoplanet TOI-561 b provide the strongest evidence to date for an atmosphere surrounding a rocky planet beyond our Solar System.

Most of the planets we’ve identified are in orbit around stars and formed from the disks of gas and dust that surrounded the ...

Rogue planets — worlds that drift through space alone without a star — largely remain a mystery to scientists. Now, ...

Researchers have confirmed the mass of a free-floating planet thanks to a lucky convergence of ground- and space-based ...

The first of Villeneuve's epic revival of Frank Herbert's books lands on Netflix soon, and it comes just in time for the ...

Here's how the astronomical phenomenon influences our planet—from the length of our seasons to the way Earth moves through ...

Scientists in western India have uncovered fossil remains of a gargantuan prehistoric snake that may have been one of the ...

Researchers have identified over 70 new species, from ancient dinosaurs to living mammals and insects preserved in amber ...

Tantalising signs of past microbial life showed up on Mars this year, but to truly know whether they contain the answer to ...

Our planet’s magnetosphere has seen dramatic shifts across its history—even total reversals—but this recent wrinkle doesn’t pose a threat to life Earth’s magnetic field surrounds the planet, with ...