Ever since humans first gazed up at the night sky, the Universe has filled us with awe and wonder. Lately, however, it's also ...

It’s always amazing, and more than a little humbling, when the universe reminds us that our “common sense” is provincial, ...

A NASA mission has spotted an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting a small star about 100 light-years away. The planet, named TOI 700 e, is likely rocky and 95% the size of our world. The celestial body is ...

The surface of Earth is finite. We can measure it. If it was expanding, then its size would grow with time. And once again, ...

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There’s a new place to look for life in the universe. Astronomers announced Wednesday the discovery of an Earth-size planet around a small red star in our corner of the galaxy. The planet could hold ...

Several sugars have been found on a sample of the asteroid Bennu, which may provide scientists with clues about our early ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The Sun will someday die. This will happen when it runs out of hydrogen fuel in its core and can no longer produce energy through nuclear fusion as it does now. The death of the Sun ...