Most planet-forming disks have warps that can lead to planets on inclined orbits, which could explain where the tilt of Earth ...

Two of Pluto's midsize moons may be made of the guts of its largest moon, Charon, new research suggests.

American astronomers say that without more funding to support telescope construction and research operations, the US risks ...

Astronomer and Pluto mission leader S. Alan Stern explores how the field has transformed during his decades-long career.

Astronomers have, for the first time, detected a planet growing inside a cleared gap of a protoplanetary disk, confirming long-held theories about how young planets shape their star systems.

Smithsonian researchers analyzed fragments of the near-Earth asteroid and discovered water-rich clays that hint at a distant ...

Pebbles covered in water ice drift inward from colder outer regions, and the increase in temperature causes the ice to ...

Astronomers propose a new hypothetical planet, Planet Y, beyond Neptune, based on observed orbital anomalies in the Kuiper belt.

That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things of the earth, and things under the earth” (Philippians 2: 10 KJV). There’s a theory as to how life began on planet ...

In the midst of the Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302, located some 3,400 light-years from Earth in the southern constellation of Scorpius, astronomers have found compelling evidence of dust crystallizing as ...

Taken 36 years ago on August 28, 1989 this iconic image marked the final visual record sent back by Voyager 2 before its optical cameras were permanently shut off. Nasa shared the image to mark the ...

When you think of threats from outer space, you might picture deadly solar flares, planet destroying asteroids, or even a hostile alien invasion. But scientists warn that the biggest danger could be ...