Data from the Kepler project has confirmed a new world that fulfills the telescope's goal of locating Earth-sized planets ...

A mile-wide asteroid known as 2005 UK1 will safely pass Earth on Jan. 12, 2026, at 32 times the moon’s distance, posing no ...

Scientists measured mass and distance of free floating planet drifting through space without star for first time.

The asteroid is currently located in the constellation of Lynx, at a distance of more than 1.9 million miles (3.2 million ...

Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

Measuring around 41 feet in diameter, the asteroid is speeding towards our planet at more than 38,500 miles per hour.

A new survey maps nearby K-type stars and shows why these long-lived, stable stars are important targets in the search for ...

An international team led by the Universities of Geneva (UNIGE) and Montreal published the first results today from the NIRPS spectrograph installed on the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...

Researchers uncover how Mars affects Earth’s orbit, offering new insight into the planetary forces behind ice ages.

We live in a very exciting time: answers to some of the oldest questions humanity has conceived are within our grasp. One of ...