Ceres is 590 miles (950 km) across and was discovered in 1801. It is the closest dwarf planet to the sun and is located in ...

The research findings challenge a previous study that suggested that a collision with another planet billions of years ago ...

The debate over Pluto’s planetary status has been ongoing since its reclassification as a “dwarf planet” in 2006 by the ...

In his deeply researched book ‘The Martians,’ David Baron examines true alien believers and scientists, including Nikola ...

Oh! I just saw one!” Stargazers sporadically interrupted their quiet chatter with excited cheering and clapping as they ...

Scientists may have found the first planet ever detected around our closest “solar twin,” a star called Alpha Centauri A, the ...

For decades, scientists suspected this ion played a critical role in cooling the early cosmos, helping the first gas clouds ...

More than 5,000 planets have been discovered beyond our solar system, allowing scientists to explore planetary evolution and ...

Boost your brainpower with our timed memory game. Flip tiles, race against the clock, and see how sharp your recall skills ...

Stargazers are in for a treat as six planets align in the Northeast Wisconsin morning sky, accompanied by the ongoing Perseid ...

Targeted SETI approach listens for alien radio 'spillover' during planetary alignments, using Earth's deep space ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have found an unknown moon orbiting Uranus, bringing the planet’s total to ...