The new data on Uranus' interior rotation rate has a level of accuracy 1,000 times greater than previous estimates.

The James Webb Space Telescope has just achieved a historic first by capturing direct images of carbon dioxide in the ...

A powerful new observatory is the best hope yet for finding the elusive Planet 9, a large planet that some scientists say is ...

The NASA/ESA Solar Orbiter recently recorded the highest-ever concentration of a rare helium isotope (3He) emitted from the ...

Pluto isn’t the only dwarf planet in our solar system's outer reaches. Now is an ideal time to look for the egg-shaped Haumea ...

Based on the most likely pathway, the total biomass of the moon, if it has any, will probably be less than an average human.

A report by the energy thinktank Ember said the milestone was powered by a boom in solar power capacity, which has doubled in ...

As global crises and inequalities escalate, UN University identifies five deep, fundamental changes needed to address several ...

For some Dallas-area scientists, the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, was more than just a once-in-a-lifetime cosmic ...

A trip to planets outside our solar system could tell scientists a lot — even if no extraterrestrial life is found ...

Comet SWAN25F was discovered using photos from the European Space Agency's SOHO spacecraft and can currently be spied using ...

As global temperatures rise, scientists debate the pros and cons of solar geoengineering, a strategy to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight into space.