NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, Gemini North telescope and NASA Infrared Telescope Facility observations of Neptune and ...

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A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, may harbor a hidden ocean and life.

A pair of new studies suggest that key steps toward life’s chemistry may begin long before planets exist. Experiments simulating interstellar space show that simple amino acids can link into peptides, ...

A rare alignment of six planets should be visible later this month in the western night sky. Here's what you need to know for ...

Stargazers, get ready for a celestial show! A planetary alignment featuring six planets will be visible in late February and ...

This post features biographies and notable quotes from oral history interviews with planetary geophysicist Lynnae Quick, ...

Gas giants are large planets mostly composed of helium and/or hydrogen. Although these planets have dense cores, they don't ...

Using HARPS and HARPS-N spectrographs, astronomers have observed a nearby K-type star designated HD 176986, known to host two ...

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