The curious minds at What If explore what it would mean for life on Earth if every planet in our solar system were habitable.

Scientists confirmed Elon Musk’s warning that the sun will one day destroy Earth. New research reveals when life will end and ...

The Chandra X-ray telescope and other observatories are being used to study stars that could potentially harbor habitable ...

In a breakthrough for sustainable energy, the international ITER project has completed the components for the world's largest ...

The sun has produced stunning auroras on Earth in recent years as solar activity has peaked—but expect more in coming years ...

Plato, the European Space Agency's terrestrial planet hunter spacecraft, is seen after having 24 of its 26 cameras installed.

NASA shares the moon’s exact distance from Earth and its impact on ocean tides, solar eclipses, and space travel. See how ...

Luke found life on Tatooine to be boring, but he should be glad, because as we have seen, binary stars have the potential to ...

Upon further investigation, it seems that Gliese 581d may be the only one of the two actually in the habitable zone, and its ...

An exoplanet discovered in 2020 contains the coldest temperatures ever measured on a planetary body, according to scientists.

Astronomers recently announced a tantalizing discovery: using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers detected potential ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have directly detected the faint glow of a planet that’s colder than any ...