Voyager 1 is about to cross a threshold that sounds almost mythical: within about a year, the spacecraft will be a full light ...

Which planet is the furthest from the sun? Some may think it’s Pluto, but it’s actually Neptune. Learn more about this ice giant and how it can help us understand more about planets in our Solar ...

When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's habitable zone. Water is a key ingredient for life, and on a planet too close to ...

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to ...

Taejas Venkataraman explores what the discovery of white dwarf pollution can teach us about scientific investigation ...

These images mark an early milestone in the mission, confirming that OSIRIS-APEX is healthy and on course for its 2029 ...

“As the next generation of telescopes enters operation, we expect the number of known NEAs to continue to grow at an even ...

Jupiter's moon Io may host alien life in protected lava tubes. Now, Avi Loeb claims the anomalous interstellar object ...

An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for the first time, giving scientists clues to the origin of life on Earth.

Kepler-56 is a red giant star slightly bigger than our Sun and with two planets around it. But it has a strange spin as its outer layer is moving faster and is also misaligned with its interior. A ...

Scientists combine observations from Mars missions to get the clearest and most accurate track of 3I/Atlas so far.

Key Findings The moon once dismissed as the solar system's most hostile environment may now sit directly in the path of an ...