A young star called V1298 Tau is giving astronomers a front-row seat to the birth of the galaxy’s most common planets. Four massive but extremely low-density worlds orbiting the star appear to be ...

Jupiter’s swirling storms have concealed its true makeup for centuries, but a new model is finally peeling back the clouds. Researchers found the planet likely holds significantly more oxygen than the ...

Coming from one of the world's largest astrophysical research institutes, I can tell you, the anticipation across the global ...

Astronomers have found a new planet that could possibly support life. The planet is about 146 light-years away, roughly the size of Earth, and has conditions similar to Mars. The newly discovered ...

A 13-atom molecule containing sulfur has been discovered in interstellar space for the first time, providing insight into the origins of the chemistry of life.

Indian scientists have developed a sunlight-powered energy storage device that can both capture and store solar energy within ...

Using data collected by NASA's Parker Solar Probe during its closest approach to the sun, a University of Arizona-led ...

During a close approach to the Sun, the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter watched that tipping point unfold in unusually ...

All eyes have been on the nearly 5-6 km long exocomet, including NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, aka TESS.

A new transceiver invented by electrical engineers at the University of California, Irvine boosts radio frequencies into ...

During a special observation run from Jan. 15 to Jan. 22, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite ( TESS) repeatedly ...

China is reshaping its energy economy with renewables like wind and solar—and flooding the world with affordable solar ...