The iconic feature likely formed at least 190 years ago, making it the longest-lived vortex known in the solar system. A new ...

Astronomers have discovered an enormous exoplanet in the Great Bear constellation. The newly identified planet is referred to ...

Astronomers find extreme weather on WASP-76b, with iron winds and molten metal rain due to its proximity to its star.

Weeks before Europa Clipper was to be shipped for launch, scientists discovered a potentially fatal flaw that might endanger ...

As the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, a fleeting shadow will be cast on the planet's only natural satellite on ...

NASA's Galileo mission to Jupiter and its moons came to an end. After 14 years of exploration, the Galileo spacecraft ...

Cornell University astronomers studying Jupiter's moon Io say tidal heating may help support life in the oceans of Jupiter's ...

The discovery may help scientists understand when and where planets like super-Earths can form in our galaxy, and help astronomers focus their search for planets around stars that are more likely to ...

Dave Eggers is the author of “The Circle,” “What Is the What” and, most recently, “The Eyes and the Impossible,” winner of ...

The dwarf planet Ceres has a diameter of almost 1,000 kilometers and is located in the asteroid belt. In the television ...

By staring into the hellish landscape of Jupiter's moon Io - the most volcanically active location in the solar system - ...

Say “no” once, and if that doesn’t work, shout “NO!” All you’re doing is standing up for yourself. Maybe next time they’ll ...