Planetary systems in the Milky Way galaxy tend to follow a particular pattern: rocky planets toward the center, closest to ...

A NASA scientist has warned that thousands of city-killing asteroids could strike Earth, and there’s currently no defense humanity could use to stop them.

Gamma-ray bursts are not uncommon, but ones like the seven-hour burst detected in 2025 definitely are. Scientists now have an ...

Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find.

"We don’t know where they are,” said NASA’s planetary defense officer Kelly Fast at the AAAS conference in Arizona this week.

In 2014, a NASA telescope observed that the infrared light emitted by a massive star in the Andromeda galaxy gradually grew brighter. The star glowed more intensely with infrared light for around ...

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NASA says Earth is about halfway through its lifespan. Scientists explain how solar changes could affect habitability, oceans, and the planet’s future over billions of years ...

Astronomers have puzzled for years over a strange pattern in the outer solar system. A surprising number of icy bodies far beyond Neptune resemble snowmen, made of two rounded lobes stuck together.

NASA's top planetary defense expert reveals the biggest threat isn't Hollywood-style doomsday rocks, but undiscovered 'city-killer' asteroids. While large and small threats are known, an estimated 25, ...