As elementary schoolers, we learned the order of the planets. Maybe your teacher even had a snappy mnemonic like "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" or "My Very Educated Mother Just ...

An analysis of the first three years of data from NASA’s Kepler mission, which already has discovered thousands of potential exoplanets, contains good news for those searching for habitable worlds ...

As elementary schoolers, we learned the order of the planets. Maybe your teacher even had a snappy mnemonic like “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas” or “My Very Educated Mother Just ...

Five years ago, astronomers revealed a spectacular collection of other worlds: the TRAPPIST-1 system. Newspapers around the world printed the discovery on their front pages: Astronomers had found that ...

The dichotomy arises during the first 50 million years of planetary history. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Supercomputer ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Our life ...

Want to know how the Millennium Falcon compares in size to an Imperial Star Destroyer? Just watch a Star Wars movie. But if you want to know how that hunk of junk compares to the Battlestar Galactica, ...

Scientists have discovered over 4,000 exoplanets outside of our Solar System, according to NASA’s Exoplanet Archive. Some of these planets orbit multiple stars at the same time. Certain planets are so ...

A team of astronomers led by John Johnson of the University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy has used a new technique to measure the precise size of a planet around a distant star. They used a ...

A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new study. A combination of cosmic processes shapes the ...