Cosmic dust normally comes from dying stars. The recipe for a lab-made version includes a few gases, vacuum tubes and ...

With this new survey, astronomers have gained a peek inside a stage of exoplanet system formation they have yet to fully ...

Hubble observations reveal a giant, turbulent planet-forming disk that may reshape theories of how planetary systems develop.

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Updated measurements from NASA’s Juno spacecraft could help researchers better understand the planet's mysterious interior, ...

It may not be a game changer for your electricity expenses, but the power pulled in by the solar panel is likely to be enough to run a typical refrigerator for a day, and money is saved from the ...

February: it’s a short month, and it’s also relatively short on stargazing highlights. Still, patient stargazers will be ...

Every once in a while, the outer solar system reminds us that we've only discovered a negligible portion of it, and that the vast majority is still full of surprises. The latest example of this is a ...

Astronomers have seen the aftermath of two planetary pile-ups in the same turbulent star system — providing potential insights into how planets form 1. Observations from the early 2000s indicated that ...

The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact configuration and later underwent a violent reshuffling that scattered them to ...

Earth has the perfect combination of a livable atmosphere and a protective magnetic field that prevents the Sun's harmful radiation and radioactive solar winds from damaging us, allowing us to live on ...

Earth may have a moon today because a nearby neighbor once crashed into us, a new analysis of Apollo samples and terrestrial rocks reveals. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...