Exciting new research suggests there are four miniature planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, each thought to be just 20 to 30% ...

The objects around the ringed planet are tiny, but some of them may have formed relatively recently in the solar system’s history.

Astronomers have uncovered the largest and most distant water reservoir ever detected in the universe. This staggering ...

How much fun was the day? As many schoolboys these days might say, Travis Drumm gave it the highest praise: “As massive as a ...

This is the fourth comet Gröller has discovered, but given its extraordinary distance, it was the most exciting find, he says ...

Their discovery showed that even tucked away in our innards – in the walls of our stomachs, subjected to vinegar-like pH ...

In 1985, an ailing solar observation satellite in orbit over 300 miles above the Earth was the target of a United States Air ...

A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in our galaxy. Using ...

Weather has delayed NASA’s launch of the SPHEREx telescope to uncover the ingredients for life in our galaxy, as well as the ...

The discovery that inert helium can form bonds with iron may reshape our understanding of Earth’s history. Researchers from ...

A UVA professor is part of the study of Trojan asteroids, presumed remnants of the early solar system that share Jupiter’s ...