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Astronomers have discovered nearly 6,000 planets beyond our own solar system. Here's how — and how we'll find even more.

The revelation that Pluto and its large moon may have collided, causing Pluto to be geologically active, could mean there are ...

There is a brutal curiosity on the part of human beings to know everything that happens beyond our planetary border, ...

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LTT 9779 b, a scorching hot Neptune, defies death with reflective clouds, fierce winds, and traces of water vapor. This ...

Scientists have used the wobble of the Milky Way and what are known as "cosmic lighthouses" to shine a light on the mystery ...

A stunning photo of a "parade of planets", shows Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, and Mercury in alignment from ...

A spectacular solar display will be seen on Friday, Feb. 28, as seven planets will be visible through binoculars, a telescope or even the naked eye during the evening's full "planet parade." ...

Whether aliens could detect our modern civilization depends on what signs they’re looking for—and, crucially, their distance ...

China's space station will welcome its first foreign astronaut in the next few years, state news agency Xinhua reported, after China and Pakistan on Friday signed a cooperation agreement on the ...

The Webb telescope — a scientific collaboration between NASA, ESA, and the Canadian Space Agency — is designed to peer into ...