The exoplanet 2M1510 (AB) b makes an unusual orbit around a pair of brown dwarfs, objects bigger than gas-giant planets but ...

Life depends on genes being switched on and off at exactly the right time. Even the simplest living organisms do this, but usually over short distances across the DNA sequence, with the on/off switch ...

Warmer climates than Earth’s could accelerate life’s development, potentially increasing the number of planets with more ...

The findings about the future of Earth's atmosphere have been shared by researchers from Toho University and the Georgia ...

When our planet and the incoming sunlight align just right, stunning phenomena such as rainbows and halos can occur. More ...

Fram2's orbit flew Dragon on a north-to-south trajectory in low Earth orbit at an altitude of about 271 miles (437 kilometers ...

The solar gravitation lens (SGL) has much potential as a telescope. This point in space, located about 650 AU away from the ...

And last month, scientists said that they discovered the strongest indication yet of life on a planet 120 light-years away.

Astronomers have discovered Eos, a massive molecular cloud, surprisingly close to Earth at just 300 light-years away. This ...

Earth has four seasons, but do other planets in our solar system also have hot summer days and cold winter nights?

Superman Unlimited #1 opens in classic Superman fashion: Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for The Daily Planet, ripping ...

Astronomers have spotted around a dozen of these weird, rare blasts. Could they be signs of a special kind of black hole?