A supercomputer may have just predicted when life on Earth will end, and, thankfully, it's going to be a long time from now.

Astronomer Eliza Kempton said that she had waited her "entire career" to peer into an atmosphere from this mysterious class of planets.

Plants play a huge role in shaping Earth’s climate. Through photosynthesis, they pull carbon dioxide (CO₂) out of the air.

An unusual formation has been discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, the origin of which remains a mystery to ...

An unusual formation has been discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, and its origin remains a mystery to scientists.

"We're studying the leftover raw materials from the formation of the planets and trying to understand the history that made ...

And last month, scientists said that they discovered the strongest indication yet of life on a planet 120 light-years away.

Though astronomers have known about the threat posed by near-Earth objects since the 1970s, efforts to catalogue potentially ...

An astronomer breaks down 3 key components that allow researchers to make groundbreaking discoveries — and decide when ...

A piece of space junk called Cosmos 482 is unlikely to pose a threat to people or property. But space experts say it ...

Earth has four seasons, but do other planets in our solar system also have hot summer days and cold winter nights?

For years, astronomers have toyed with the idea that the Sun hides an extra planet so distant and dim that even the best ...