What happens to planets orbiting colossal stars like Stevenson 218? This video explores the science of planetary survival ...

Imagine reshaping an entire planet to make it a new home for humanity. This video explores the audacious proposal to use controlled nuclear explosions on Mars’ polar ice caps to release CO2, thicken ...

Kepler-51d is a giant, ultra-light “super-puff” planet wrapped in an unusually thick haze that’s blocking scientists from ...

A mysterious metal-rich asteroid called Psyche has been baffling scientists for over two centuries, and its true origin ...

The iNaturalist cellphone app not only helps users identify plant, animal and insect species; it also provides invaluable data to scientists studying biodiversity, species decline, and habitat loss.

Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the ...

The history of Earth is written on the great tablets of tectonic plates. The motions of plates shaped land masses, formed ...

Life on Earth is a precious thing, especially given what astronomers know about the visible universe. Although researchers have so far identified over 6,000 exoplanets beyond our solar system, only a ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the ...

Debate has raged for two decades over whether Pluto should be considered a planet. Some want President Trump to take action ...

Talk about a hot mess. Scientists have uncovered a hellish “lava world” where temperatures soar to a blistering 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit — hot enough to melt rock into a churning ocean of magma and ...

Nasa's Perseverance rover has detected ancient river delta remains buried deep beneath Mars' Jezero Crater. Using ground-penetrating radar, the rover revealed layered sediments and eroded surfaces, ...