Using clever light-detecting techniques, ExTrA searches red dwarf stars for planets that might support life. By studying tiny ...

The "Star Trek" legend's only son will discuss his memoir at the annual space-themed event.

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Scientists have been unable to determine whether the dwarf planet’s organics were produced by its own chemical processes or ...

Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Discover the real reason behind Pluto’s reclassification as a dwarf planet and the science that led to this change.

In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the controversial, but correct, decision to demote Pluto from its ...

If you have kids in school, or even if you don’t, you’ve probably realized that there’s a lot about the day-to-day of school ...

Explore the impact of stellar flares on the potential for alien life. Discover how higher levels of UV radiation can both ...

High-resolution spectroscopic observations have offered a deeper understanding of HD 206893 B, a brown dwarf orbiting the star HD 206893. The Keck Planet Imager and Characterizer (KPIC) was used by ...

The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...

(Web Desk): Scientists have discovered a planet 12 times larger than Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. In fact, compared to this planet, Jupiter seems like a dwarf planet. Even more ...

Data from the Gaia spacecraft shows that even unassuming stars can host monumental companions like massive planets.