Our Solar System, like a sneaky little hobbit, seems to have stuffed its pockets full of hidden oceans. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all have moons astronomers think might be harboring liquid ...

Just how scientifically accurate is Ridley Scott's adaptation of The Martian? As it turns out, it's pretty darn accurate!

Scientists have discovered that deep trenches on Uranus’ moon Ariel might be pathways for material from its interior to reach ...

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The idea of a lightsail comes from the fact that radiation pressure represents a mechanical pressure acting on a surface due ...

Astronomers discovered the gas giant planet — dubbed a "hot Jupiter " — in 2016, but have continued to investigate this ...

NASA's global Deep Space Network ensures that communication with the spacecraft and probes is successful, no matter where ...

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Artist's impression of an asteroid. This image is not intended to reflect the characteristics of any specific known asteroid. ESA-Science Office Astronomers have made a startling discovery: a ...

The scale of the fires that have scorched Los Angeles is overwhelming. Thousands of structures have been destroyed or damaged, including sites that were part of Hollywood film history. Lives and ...

(NASA/JPL/Voyager-ISS/Justin Cowart) Just last year, NASA reported that a different 'hot Jupiter' planet, named WASP-43 b, around 280 light years away, had winds that reached up to 8,000 km/h.