Predictions are uncertain, but the solar system may be pushed farther from the galactic core or even ejected entirely from ...

New research on meteorites may finally hold the answers to why Earth and Mars suffer from a mysterious absence of specific ...

Scientists used to believe that when a massive impact created the Moon, it also delivered a lot of water to Earth. However, this study challenges that idea. Instead, it suggests that Earth got its ...

Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, ...

In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...

To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...

Scientists say they expect the asteroid's future trajectory and impact probability to change as astronomers collect and ...

Space agencies and billionaires are still mostly focused on Mars. However, if life exists beyond the Earth but within the ...

Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. Carbon dioxide (CO₂) has been predominantly portrayed as the chief culprit driving global warming. For decades, […] ...

In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the controversial, but correct, decision to demote Pluto from its ...

People gazing up at the night sky this March will have the opportunity to see the Moon change color during a special eclipse ...

A new near-Earth asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has been detected by astronomers as it made a close approach to Earth recently. The asteroid, detected by a group of astronomers using sophisticated ...