Skygazers, mark your calendars because one of the coolest celestial events is coming around again toward the end of February.

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No known process explains how such a carbon-heavy planet as PSR J2322-2650 b could form, according to new research. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Ralf Crawford illustration Astronomers have found a ...

In a first, researchers have discovered fragments of Earth's precursor that contain distinctive chemical fingerprints in ancient rocks from Greenland, Canada and Hawaii. When you purchase through ...

The popular science fiction film Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is preparing for its streaming debut on Hulu. Following a ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, UK scientists have found an atmosphere on a red hot planet 280 light years away, in the ...

Alpha Centauri may have a "disappearing planet', new James Webb Space Telescope observations hint. If confirmed, it could be the closest alien planet to Earth that orbits in its star's habitable zone.

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Scientists have discovered a rogue planet roaming the Milky Way after combining observations from Earth and a space telescope. This rare dual perspective allowed them to weigh the planet and pinpoint ...

In “Citizen Science in Astronomy (Part 7),” SETI Institute astronomers Dr. Franck Marchis and Dr. Lauren Sgro highlight two rare and compelling discoveries and the crucial role of citizen scientists ...

The planet HD 189733 b was discovered in 2005, as one of many huge gas worlds snuggled tightly against their suns. It gradually gained popularity for .