Some of the most puzzling worlds in our telescopes’ catalogs may not be worlds at all, but relics from the first instants ...

The star system V1298 Tau reveals that many planets begin as large, low-density worlds that slowly shrink and shed their ...

Now, a new Nature study points to an answer by catching four planets at a stage most systems never show us: The awkward, ...

Scientists have discovered more than 6,000 planets beyond our solar system. What if some of them aren't planets at all, but ...

It is true that astronomers discovered "a relatively short-lived quasi-satellite of Earth" and dubbed it 2025 PN7, according ...

One may easily regard oneself as no more than a speck compared to the universe. Thirteen and eight-tenths billion years after ...

It is likely that the Chang'e 7 lunar lander will touch down near Shackleton Crater, Schörghofer advised, outfitted with an ...

NASA has temporarily stopped part of its investigation into possible signs of life on a faraway planet, after two years of ...

"We're going to do it in three years, and we're going to do it for a ridiculously low price," Pete Klupar, executive director ...

Scheduled to launch in early 2026, NASA's Artemis 2 is part of the bold 21st-century vision for returning astronauts to the ...

From a return to the moon to telescope launches, there's plenty of exciting events to expect from space this year ...