The Arecibo Message as it appears when its 1,679 bits are properly aligned on a grid (left), an annotated illustration ...

To estimate how close a supernova would have to be to cause serious damage to Earth, we must first look at a supernova's ...

A distant white dwarf hosts an Earth-like planet in an orbit that might be similar to Earth’s if it survives the Sun’s red giant phase.

The Leonid meteor shower peaks in North America overnight from Nov. 17 to 18, with fast-moving fireballs possible in US skies ...

The movements of the planets in the Solar System are pretty difficult to get your head around, even before we get started on ...

A team of astronomers has uncovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a star located 4,000 light years away from the solar system ...

The last supermoon of 2024 will be visible worldwide on Friday night. This supermoon will reach its peak brightness on Friday ...

An international team of scientists has made a major breakthrough in understanding how and when the Sun formed about 4.6 ...

Start-ups say we’re closer than ever to near-limitless, zero-carbon energy from fusion. When will we get there?

An international team led by researchers in Japan and Europe has discovered a new multi-planet system around a Sun-like star, ...

This month, catch planetary views of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars, witness a close pass of the Parker Solar Probe by Venus, and ...