A rare and dramatic scene unfolds 140 light-years from Earth. A rocky planet, once whole, is now crumbling to dust under the ...

A technique to cool the planet, in which particles are added to the atmosphere to reflect sunlight, would not require ...

The planet is "crumbling to pieces," shedding the equivalent of Mount Everest’s mass every 30.5-hour orbit and will be ...

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Dimethyl sulfide is cool—and a potential biosignature—but scientists are urging caution before we declare a plankton party ...

"The extent of the tail is gargantuan, stretching up to 9 million kilometers [5.6 million miles] long," said MIT astronomer ...

Scientists have discovered a planet that is literally falling apart as it orbits its star. Located about 140 light-years from ...

This strange exoplanet, located 140 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pegasus, appears to be rapidly falling ...

Discover interesting facts about Saturn, its rings and whether it could contain extraterrestrial life.

The morning of April 24 will give rise to a striking mini-planetary parade, as Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune, and Earth's ...

U.S. team of researchers detected signs of two chemicals in the planet's atmosphere long considered to be "biosignatures" ...