TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized world in the system’s habitable zone, is drawing scientific attention as researchers hunt for ...

A thick layer of more than 12 miles of rock may explain why Bermuda seems to float above the surrounding ocean.

Astronomers have uncovered the strongest evidence yet of an atmosphere surrounding a rocky exoplanet, TOI-561 b, orbiting ...

Whatever you call it, it is a staple of any nativity scene, just as much as the wise men who followed it, usually represented ...

By David Brooks and Thomas L. Friedman Produced by Derek Arthur We’re living in a strange moment. According to the columnist ...

Of the seven Earth-sized planets circling the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, one world has become a special focus for astronomers. This planet ...

New fossils link a strange 3.4-million-year-old foot to Australopithecus deyiremeda, a species that mixed climbing skills with its own style of bipedal walking. The evidence shows that multiple early ...

A team of researchers is challenging our understanding of the Solar System planets interior. The composition of Uranus and ...

James Webb finds a hot planet that is tidally locked with its parent star, is coated with a thick atmosphere of volatile ...

Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) are helping reshape how scientists study the sun. The ...

Are some birth months luckier than others? This piece explores why March, May, June, August, October and December are often ...

Fresh JWST data and new models challenge methane hints on TRAPPIST-1e, showing the gas would be rare, unstable, and difficult ...