Barnard’s Star is located just 6 light-years away from us. It is the closest single star to the Sun and the fourth closest ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of ...

At just six light-years away, it is the second-closest single star to our own Sun. Now, two separate research teams have found solid evidence that four tiny planets—each less than half the mass of ...

Our vast expanse of outer space provides endless star, moon, and planet gazing opportunities that truly define the term ‘otherworldly beauty’. Accessible to anyone the world over, witnessing ...

GJ 1214 b, nicknamed Enaiposha, is a planet discovered 47 light-years away that has been reclassified from a mini-Neptune to ...

Getting too close to the sun is definitely not a good idea. Its immense heat and radiation can be very dangerous, which is why it is good that we are a distance away from it that we are.

Everyone's favorite dwarf planet, Pluto, was discovered just 95 years ago. Here's the story of how the once-ninth planet was ...

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what's called an inferior conjunction. The moment of conjunction will happen at around 9 p.m. EDT, but don't plan on seeing the linkup.

Near the Sun, where temperatures were higher, only materials with high melting points, such as metals and silicates, could solidify. This led to the formation of the terrestrial planets—Mercury ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four planets orbiting a star less than 6 light-years away with help from some of the world's most powerful telescopes. Research published in October ...