Sub-Neptunes are the most common type of planet in our galaxy. Bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, these worlds ...

Mimicking the chemistry of outer space to explain how planets form The laws of chemistry get pushed to the limits in Jenny Bergner’s astrochemistry lab at the University of California, Berkeley, where ...

A rare celestial event will feature Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury appearing close together in the June sky. Venus and Jupiter will first appear together in a conjunction starting Tuesday, June 9.

To be a planet, NASA says an object must be big enough that its gravity has cleared away any other objects of a similar size near its orbit around the Sun. I can understand how something can clear ...

On the night side of a distant planet, thick clouds continuously form. But as winds carry them from the cool night side to the lit day side, the clouds quickly dissipate. Astronomers have been able to ...

Late screenwriter and producer Gene Roddenberry (whose ashes are now in space) revolutionized science-fiction as we know it when he created the "Star Trek" series and universe in 1964 — which went on ...

Scientists search for exoplanets and signs of life in space because understanding whether life exists beyond Earth is one of the most important goals in modern science. In space exploration, ...

Nothing seems to be going Planet Fitness’s way these days. For one, the budget gym operator PLNT is facing growing competition from companies such as private-equity-backed Crunch Fitness that are ...

Joe is a freelance journalist. It all started with a long-running affection for building his own PCs, which he did for the first time as a teenager. It evolved into a lifelong enjoyment of putting ...

A vertical dark band cutting through a bright nebula marks the protoplanetary disk surrounding the young star IRAS 04302+2247. Observations of such disks will help astronomers understand how small ...

Kepler-51d is a giant, ultra-light “super-puff” planet wrapped in an unusually thick haze that’s blocking scientists from seeing what it’s made of. Observations from JWST revealed that this haze may ...

Telescope observations revealed that a "main sequence" star similar to our sun was acting out of sorts. Artsiom P – stock.adobe.com When worlds collide…suns act squirrely. Astronomers have witnessed a ...