An unseen planet bigger than Earth is lurking at the far edges of our solar system, according to some astronomers. A powerful new telescope that's about to start up has a really good chance of ...

A group of astronauts whizzing around Earth from orbit are getting some pretty spectacular views of our planet's poles – and ...

K2-360 is a newly found planetary system with a super-dense planet, likely the core of a former larger world, shaped by ...

Comedian Bill Burr took aim at Elon Musk again on Thursday during "The View," claiming that he wanted to "trash" Earth and then "move onto the next." ...

The faraway exoplanet could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets with twice the diameter of Earth. A super-Earth that could explain the universe's mysterious lack of certain ...

Since Venus and Mercury are "inferior" planets compared with the Earth — meaning their orbits are closer to the sun, according to NASA — they create inferior conjunctions when swinging between ...

Planets don't get much more iconic than Saturn. But if you managed to see it through a backyard telescope right now, you wouldn't see its rings.

The moon slipped between the Earth and the sun on Saturday, casting a shadow on our planet in parts of the United States, ...

An inferior conjunction of Venus happens when the planet swings between the sun and Earth. Such an alignment happens about every 19 months because of how Venus and Earth orbit the sun. The moment ...

THERE is no question as to the abuse that planet Earth has taken from human beings. From deforestation to air pollution, from fossil fuel damage to waterways made into sewers, from wanton cutting of ...

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