UK scientists have discovered a new planet, Gliese 12b, which could potentially support human life. The planet is relatively ...
We've all seen the surreal footage in nature documentaries showing hydrothermal vents on the frigid ocean floor—bellowing ...
Gliese 12b, which is around the same size as Venus, orbits its sun every 12.8 days. The sun, called Gliese 12, is a cool red ...
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Welcome to the Astronomy.com roundtable where our editors help explain (and sometimes debate) hot topics. This week, Astronomy’s Dave Eicher, Alison Klesman, Daniela Mata, and Mark Zastrow weigh in on ...
An increase in infection-carrying bugs and exacerbations of natural biodiversity loss is raising the risk of disease spread.
The Euclid space telescope has discovered seven more rogue planets, shining a light on the dark and lonely worlds floating ...
With nearly 6,000 planets and counting discovered beyond our own Solar System, humankind is closer than it has ever been to ...
NASA is planning to launch a satellite that will hunt for asteroids and comets that could pose a danger to Earth.
A fierce blaze engulfed the African savanna, sending elephants, gazelles, rhinos, giraffes, lions, water buffalo, and ...
Each spring, hundreds of millions of baby eels swarm the waterways of coastal Maine. Soaring global demand incited an era of ...
This week a new portrait was unveiled of Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex with him painted as Bonnie Prince Charlie, James II ...