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More than 6,000 exoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system, have so far been confirmed. The new technique involved analyzing old data from NASA's TESS satellite, focusing on fainter stars. Finding ...

On September 14, 2020, scientists announced the possible detection of phosphine gas in the clouds of Venus. It’s too early to say what’s creating the gas, but if the result is confirmed, one ...

On ‘Star Wars day’, researchers more than double the number of potential known ‘circumbinary’ planets like the fictional Tatooine, home to Luke Skywalker Astronomers have discovered 27 new potential ...

NASA chief Jared Isaacman said at a US Senate hearing that he supports restoring Pluto's status as a planet after a controversial 2006 demotion.

The head of NASA says maybe Pluto is a planet after all. He is wrong because Pluto is part of the rest of the solar system ...

It's Earth Day, a day when people around the world celebrate the planet we call home. In honor of the occasion, here are some facts about Earth you may not know. Earth’s diameter, or the distance ...

The eastern sky will get exceptionally busy this month as Saturn, Mars, and Mercury move in and out of tight formations just before sunrise. Across several mornings, the trio will shift between a ...

Mars is the fourth planet from the sun and has a distinct rusty red appearance and two unusual moons. The Red Planet is a ...

Astronomers have narrowed down the cosmic search for life, identifying fewer than 50 rocky planets among thousands of known exoplanets that may have the right conditions to support life. Using new ...

There are secret planets hidden inside Solar Smash—and today we’re unlocking them all! From turning Earth into a frozen ice cube to triggering insane planetary destruction, each secret world requires ...