Satellite images reveal activity at two Iranian nuclear sites, suggesting that Tehran may be obscuring its efforts to salvage ...

A 13-atom molecule containing sulfur has been discovered in interstellar space for the first time, providing insight into the origins of the chemistry of life.

Astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around single stars, but few around binary stars—even though both types of stars are equally common. Physicists can now explain the dearth.

An exoplanet called HD 137010 b might be the closest thing astronomers have ever seen to “Earth 2.0.” The trouble is that ...

The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including six visible planets, an annular solar eclipse, and the Milky Way’s bright core returning to view in the Northern Hemisphere.

New simulations suggest Jupiter holds far more water than once thought, reshaping ideas about how the largest planet formed.

Australian astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable “Earth-like” planet located 150 light years away.

A team of researchers at the University of Southern Queensland has discovered a potentially habitable planet 150 light-years ...

Midnight represents the moment at which people will have made Earth uninhabitable.

The Arctic ground squirrel survives conditions that would cause irreparable brain damage in almost any other mammal on the ...

A viral claim about Earth losing gravity in August 2026 due to a 'gravitational anomaly' has sparked panic on social media. NASA responds, clarifying that gravity cannot be turned off and explaining ...

NGC 7331, the sight of supernova SN2025rbs, imaged by George Gheirchi (US).