A planet's habitability is determined by a confluence of many factors. So far, our explorations of potentially habitable worlds beyond our solar system have focused exclusively on their position in ...

In the vast expanse of the cosmos, where stars forge elements and planets cradle potential life, the arrival of an ...

The discovery of strange, ultra-red objects—especially the extreme case known as The Cliff—has pushed astronomers to propose ...

Which planet is the furthest from the sun? Some may think it’s Pluto, but it’s actually Neptune. Learn more about this ice ...

The importance of darkness, solar eclipses, Mars, the Webb Telescope and just how dangerous space is are the subjects for ...

What happens when a planet contains immense quantities of water but is far too hot for that water to remain liquid?

Can planets orbiting M dwarf stars become habitable, or does the star’s activity prevent it? This is what a recent study ...

A first ever detection of a coronal mass ejection from a small red dwarf could have big consequences for life on any nearby ...

3I/ATLAS is only the third known interstellar visitor, hence the prefix “3I.” The second known interstellar body, Comet 2I/Borisov, was discovered by the Russian astronomer Gennady Borisov in August ...

A newly proposed type of supermassive black hole surrounded by a dense gas shell may account for the small red dots seen in ...

Amateur observers and social media users sparked viral claims that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS and comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) ...

Avi Loeb identifies a 13th anomaly suggesting interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is targeting Jupiter. Explore the evidence for the ...