What’s the difference between an asteroid and a comet? A comet is basically a dirty iceball composed of rock and ice. The classic image is of a...

Scientists may have found an explanation for the mysterious, eccentric orbits of objects far beyond Neptune in our solar system. New research suggests...

Scientists may have found an explanation for the mysterious, eccentric orbits of objects far beyond Neptune in our solar system. New research suggests...

Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, is tidally locked. It always shows the same side to the planet it is orbiting and hence also has a...

Rogue Planets, or free-floating planetary-mass objects (FFPMOs), are planet-sized objects that either formed in interstellar space or were part of a...

American NASA scientists have discovered a planetary-scale electric field around the Earth for the first time. The discovery confirms a hypothesis put...

A team of researchers led by Lund University in Sweden has discovered a small planet with unusual behavior that challenges what scientists know about...

A team of researchers led by Lund University in Sweden has discovered a small planet with unusual behavior that challenges what scientists know about...

Nestled between mountains in a secluded corner of West Virginia, a giant awakens: the Green Bank Telescope begins its nightly vigil, scanning the...

Nestled between mountains in a secluded corner of West Virginia, a giant awakens: the Green Bank Telescope begins its nightly vigil, scanning the...