Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the ...

A rocky exoplanet outside the Earth's solar system may have an atmosphere, according to new evidence gathered by NASA ...

Scientists have managed to observe solar neutrinos carrying out a rare atomic transformation deep underground, converting carbon-13 into nitrogen-13 inside the SNO+ detector. By tracking two faint ...

Images captured by NASA's Parker Solar Probe as the spacecraft made its record-breaking closest approach to the sun in ...

This is the strongest evidence yet of a rocky planet beyond our solar system with an atmosphere. Astronomers using the James ...

A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...

As part of the Day of the Devs showcase, developer Alientrap made an appearance to show off its upcoming cooperative survival ...

The sun isn't always the gentle, life-giving star we see during peaceful sunrises and sunsets. Sometimes it awakens with violent fury, spewing massive amounts of energy directly toward Earth.

About 4.6 billion years ago, a celestial cloud collapsed, paving the way for our solar system to form. Then, a nebula with strong gravitational pull took shape, kick-starting the birth of the sun. But ...

LONDON — The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper's authors have ...