A 3D map of planet WASP-18b reveals extreme heat zones and broken water vapor in its atmosphere for the first time.

Jupiter is the fastest spinning planet in our Solar System, completing a rotation in less than 10 hours. This rapid spin ...

Daylight saving time officially ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2. Most of us set our clocks back one hour when we retire for ...

Washington, DC— Our galaxy’s most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between ...

Akatsuki, also called the Venus Climate Orbiter, was launched in 2010 to enter the orbit of Venus and collect the planet's ...

When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a main guiding principle. “All life on Earth needs liquid water, no matter ...

Researchers armed with a new "photonic lantern" device have discovered an unexpectedly asymmetrical disk of gas swirling ...

Study discovered that Chiron, a small icy world between Saturn and Uranus, is forming rings. This shows how small worlds ...

Explore 7 mysterious and interesting facts about the Moon, including its origin, water presence, orbit, size, and potential ...

It's largely agreed that the moon was created around 4.5 billion years ago when a protoplanet collided with early molten ...

Earth is set to host a rare visitor, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, on October 29, 2025. Discovered in July 2025, this ...

Two unusual gravitational-wave events, discovered by the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA colloboration, enhance our understanding of black ...