Fantasizing about interplanetary exploration is a fun mental exercise, but the harsh realities of life (or lack thereof) in ...

The world was rocked recently by the announcement that signs of life might have been discovered on Venus? Unbelievable. Is the hottest planet in the Solar System showing signs of microbial life in its ...

Before the ribbon cutting for the solar system walk on the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail on Nov. 29, created by Westfield High School Astronomy Club members Krystyna Goulette and Kaitlyn Goulette — ...

A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...

The comet is the third object ever confirmed to have entered our cosmic neighborhood from elsewhere in the galaxy. Space ...

In a discovery that's fit for a movie, Northwestern University astronomers have directly imaged a Tatooine-like exoplanet, orbiting two suns. While obtaining an image of a planet beyond our solar ...

The twin telescopes of the Gemini Observatory mark 25 years of discovery as students name distant nebula Ua ʻŌhiʻa Lan. The ...

Astronomers have produced the first continuous, two-dimensional maps of the outer edge of the sun's atmosphere, a shifting, ...

"We reported hints of methane, but the question is, 'is the methane attributable to molecules in the atmosphere of the planet ...

So far in 2025, the price of gold is up about 60 percent, but the price of silver is up more than 100 percent.

Mean temperatures this year approached 1.5°C above the preindustrial average, making it the second hottest year after 2024 ...

New research shows how the star's powerful outbursts could help scientists assess which worlds might support life.