Liquid water is considered essential for life. Surprisingly, however, stable conditions that are conducive to life could ...

The Van Allen probe's mission was meant to last two years, but ended up going for nearly seven.

Why are “super-puff” exoplanets so intriguing? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal hopes to ...

Much of the Van Allen Probe was expected to burn up in the atmosphere, though Nasa said there was a "low" risk of people ...

A thick layer of haze around the ultra-low-density planet Kepler-51d likely obscures not only the strange planet's ...

In a distant part of our cosmos, an intriguing new world exists. This newly discovered exoplanet, identified as L 98-59 d, seems to play host to a rare type of planetary environment.

There is a category of planet that belongs to no star. It was thrown clear of its solar system early in the chaos of ...

There are worlds like hot Jupiters, gigantic and very hot, as well as ocean worlds and super-Earths with a rocky structure ...

For 20 years, NASA’s ALaMO Observatory has tracked meteors and lunar impacts, providing continuous data on space hazards and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The meteor that slashed through the Earth’s atmosphere Tuesday morning rattling nerves across Northeast Ohio could be heard far and wide because it broke the sound barrier, according ...

Tornadoes are among the most powerful and unpredictable storms on Earth. They usually form from large thunderstorms when the air in the atmosphere becomes unstable. Warm, humid air near the ground ...