Astronomers have discovered a rocky Earth-like planet around a white dwarf star, hinting at our planet's future about eight billion years from now.

A team of astronomers has uncovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a star located 4,000 light years away from the solar system ...

Scientists observed that all examined craters are situated within 30 degrees of the equator. This concentrated impact area, ...

Roughly every 15 years, Earth passes through the plane of Saturn's rings, causing them to nearly disappear from view - not to ...

When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...

Scientists believe Saturn's largest moon, Titan, could be one of humanity's best bets to find some form of extraterrestrial ...

A new study suggests that the planet’s icy interior and liquid ocean could be insulated with a three-to-six-mile-thick layer ...

A 6-mile-think shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's ...

Nasa scientists are celebrating as, after a period of silence, the craft recently called home again using a bit of kit that ...

An astronomer takes us on a tour of the universe to learn about the birth of stars and planets and how they get their spin.

Of all the astronomical objects visible in a telescope, none has captured human imagination more than the planet Saturn. Since it is easily visible to the unaided eye, humans have seen it since the ...

Grief is a beast that can drive a person to do monstrous things, and it assumes an otherworldly form in Meanwhile on Earth, a ...