Astronomers have discovered what they believe is the biggest known batch of planet-making ingredients swirling around a young ...
In the vast expanse of the cosmos, countless elements and compounds converge in cosmic clouds, offering the basic building blocks needed for the formation of planets. Now, astronomers have stumbled ...
A group of academics has identified a planet that could potentially support life. They’re describing Gliese 12 b as a planet within the habitable zone of its own solar system. The planet orbits ...
HILO, Hawai‘i — Astronomers using a Maunakea observatory on Thursday published a “catalog” of more than 100 exoplanets.
New software let scientists re-examine old radar images, providing some of the strongest evidence yet that volcanoes continue to reshape the hellish planet. By Robin George Andrews Witnessing the ...
Gliese 12 b, which orbits a cool, red dwarf star located just 40 light-years away, promises to tell astronomers more about how planets close to their stars retain or lose their atmospheres.
New research indicates the sun's magnetic field originates much closer to the surface than previously thought.
Astronomers have a new way to measure how fast a black hole spins, by using the wobbly aftermath from its stellar feasting. The results offer a new way to probe supermassive black holes and their ...
In short: A new study, yet to be peer reviewed, builds on years of evidence suggesting a ninth planet exists in the Solar System. Despite this, researchers have not yet seen it directly using ...
Noa (Owen Teague) and Raka (Peter Macon) in "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes." Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Noa actor Owen Teague is happy to talk about Raka the orangutan’s fate in the ...
Netflix has released its latest viewership figures with some surprising insights into its most-watched programming. The numbers released on Thursday (23 May) detail the streaming service’s top ...
Astronomers using a Maunakea observatory on Thursday published a “catalog” of more than 100 exoplanets. “Surveys like this are really a labor of love,” said John O’Meara, deputy director ...