A young star called V1298 Tau is giving astronomers a front-row seat to the birth of the galaxy’s most common planets. Four massive but extremely low-density worlds orbiting the star appear to be ...

Jupiter-like planet 8 UMi b, named Halla, orbits its host red giant star Baekdu closely. The red giant's merger with a white dwarf star questions how Halla could exist. Credit: Space.com | animation ...

Ryan Gosling puts the 'not' in astronaut in the new trailer for Phil Lord and Chris Miller's sci-fi adventure Project Hail ...

A new study reveals that a cosmic accident during Earth's formation, which allowed it to retain essential elements like phosphorus and nitrogen, made it suitable for life.

A clear science explanation of why astronauts appear weightless while orbiting Earth. It breaks down gravity free fall and orbital motion showing how astronauts and spacecraft are constantly falling ...

A distant star dimmed by 97% for nearly 200 days. Astronomers say giant rings around a brown dwarf or super-Jupiter may explain it.

It's nicknamed Jetty McJetface.

The planets in our solar system grew out of a disk of material that swirled around our Sun. Inner rocky planets formed as tiny grains stuck together ...

As more than 120 million people tuned in to the Super Bowl for kickoff on Sunday evening, SpaceX founder Elon Musk turned instead to his social network. There, he tapped out an extended message in ...

Last year, Musk said "the moon is a distraction." Now, he's talking about building a city there. The shift may be more ...

There's a comforting idea in planetary science. That no matter how strange a distant world looks, its beginnings might still ...

Don’t feel like watching football on Super Bowl Sunday? Here are some cool concerts and other fun non-pigskin-related things ...