The research, yet to be peer-reviewed, sheds light on what could have changed the orbits of several planets in the solar ... system for lunar use, and dust-repelling technology for equipment ...

"This planet could play a pivotal role in future missions... to search for biosignatures indicating potential life, " Dr.

First discovered in 2009, GJ 1214 b is described by the JWST team as being “sub-Neptune-sized” - smaller than the outermost ...

Why is Venus so different? Several scientific instruments are to explore our neighboring planet. ESA has now awarded the ...

A rare celestial event is captivating stargazers as six planets align in a striking display, says Professor Chandana ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but get a telescope and you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

The Gaia mission, launched by the European Space Agency, has completed a decade of groundbreaking astronomical observations, collecting over three trillion data points on two billion stars and ...

With next-generation telescopes, tiny space probes, and more, scientists aim to search for life beyond our solar system—and make ... chance a rocky planet orbits a star close enough for the ...

Earth's unusual orbit through hot and cold conditions tests the limits of tolerability for any known lifeforms.

The night sky recently played host to a truly extraordinary event: a planetary parade unlike any seen by this generation. From late January to early February 2025, several planets in our solar system ...

Ever since Isaac Newton famously talked about gravity, its dominance as a force in our solar system has been well known. It's ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...