Chinese and Indian astronomers were the first to measure Earth's axial tilt accurately, and they did it about 3,000 years…
The ESO's Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is perched high in the Chilean Andes. ALMA is made of 66 high-precision…
What would happen if two giant planets collided? It would be terrifying to behold if it happened in our Solar…
On Earth, continents are likely necessary to support life. Continents 'float' on top of the Earth's viscous mantle, and heat…
One big question about Earth’s formation is, where did all the water come from? New data from the James Webb…
In space, cataclysmic events happen to stars all the time. Some explode as supernovae, some get torn apart by black…
A star like our Sun only shines the way it does because of its intrinsic balance. Stars are massive, and…
Scientists have found what appear to be rogue planets hidden in old survey data. Their results are starting to define…
What will happen to our Sun? In several billion years, it'll cease fusion, shrivel into a white dwarf, and emanate…
A new study explains how bodies as different as Venus, Earth, Mars, Pluto, Titan, and Triton can all have sand…