The global scientific community, a study says, should prepare for when humanity detects signs of extraterrestrial ...

A sci-fi idea is gaining supporters, from billionaires to city councils. Whether it’s feasible is another matter.

The methane gas may constitute a rarefied atmosphere, or it may come from erupting plumes on Makemake’s surface.

On August 24, 2006, our solar system lost a planet. It wasn't by cataclysmic destruction, but rather by the vote of the International Astronomical Union, which declared that Pluto, considered the ...

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The European Southern Observatory said the discovery as "the first clear detection of a baby planet in a disc with multiple rings" Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She ...

Our system has all the things life needs, but if it had more everything could have gone wrong. Alleged drug boat from Venezuela turning back when hit, sources say Cornell students kill bear, bring it ...

A University of Arizona-led team discovered a growing planet, WISPIT 2b, forming inside a disk gap around a young star. The finding confirms theories that protoplanets carve out gaps in disks of gas ...

NASA’s SPHEREx joined Webb and Hubble in studying interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, gathering data on its size, chemistry, and physical traits. While harmless to Earth, the comet provides scientists a rare ...

A song pops into your head—and it’s exactly what you needed to hear. Coincidence? Maybe not. Your brain is sending signals ...

Our solar system’s latest and only third known interstellar visitor is becoming more fascinating by the week. Spotted in early July, the object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, is widely believed to be a comet. It’s ...