The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

A newly-discovered asteroid has a small chance of colliding with Earth in 2032, space agency officials have said. The 330ft space rock, which is roughly the size of the London Eye, is currently headin ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the WASP-132 system, finding two new planets that defy previous ...

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...

On Dec. 27, 2024, NASA's Juno spacecraft swooped by the volcanic world Io. It witnessed a giant eruption.

The asteroid is unlikely to be cause for concern, but its detection has triggered planetary defence response procedures for ...

In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 275 miles (442 km) ...

WASP-127b, a 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet, exhibits unprecedented supersonic winds, reaching 20,500 mph. Located 520 light-years away, it orbits closely to a sun-like star. The intense irradiation drives ...

Six planets will be visible together in a rare 'planet parade' starting Jan. 21 Athena Sobhan is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared in POPSUGAR ...

At 5,390 lbs, the seventh-gen M5 weighs around 1,100 pounds more than its predecessor, even though its dimensions have barely grown. Why? Three words, or two if you bundle them with your hyphens ...

Star class is reported as StarType (A,M etc), Star Subclass and Luminosity class (M 2 Va for example) Show planet class. One of the following: "MR" Metal Rich, "HMC" High Metal Content, "R" Rocky, "I" ...