An ancient rocky world so close to its star that its surface is largely molten should have been stripped bare of gas long ago ...

By cracking open these ancient salt crystals, scientists have gained a rare and direct glimpse into Earth’s deep past. These ...

On Dec. 24, 1978, Venera 11 landed on Venus. Venera 11 was a robotic mission launched by the Soviet Union to explore Venus ...

Scientists using the James Webb telescope observed a distant exoplanet with an atmosphere of soot and diamonds, challenging all explanations.

Scientists from several institutions, including the University of Chicago, discovered a lemon-shaped planet with an ...

Heavy rain from a persistent atmospheric river pattern continues to impact California this week. Here's what's causing it.

More than a billion years ago, in a shallow basin across what is now northern Ontario, a subtropical lake much like ...

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, two new studies present an in-depth analysis of the planet Beta Pictoris b's ...

More than a billion years ago, in a shallow basin across what is now northern Ontario, a subtropical lake much like ...

An extreme low angle, a 16mm lens and meticulous focus stacking turned forest fungi into a glowing, otherworldly scene.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a planet so close to its star that it's stretched into the shape of a lemon.

Astronomers have discovered a carbon-rich exoplanet with a bizarre atmosphere and shape, orbiting a neutron star under extreme conditions that challenge current models of planetary formation. Scientis ...