Pluto and its largest moon Charon have a rare tidal locking relationship, constantly showing the same faces to each other. This, combined with unique geological features like polygonal ice cells, ...

Some of the most influential voices in planetary science and space-inspired culture will take center stage on Feb. 14 as Lowell Observatory hosts “A Night of Discovery,” the keynote event ...

Clyde Tombaugh, who was born on this day in 1906, grew up on a farm in Kansas and was captivated by sights of the moon and ...

The planet is one of the best worlds for follow-up studies to determine whether it could be habitable or not.

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Alexander Venner picked his way by hand through the data collected by a now-retired NASA telescope called Kepler, which ...

“This kind of radio signal just wouldn’t exist unless material had completely left the star’s bubble of powerful magnetism,” ...

A newly identified Earth-sized exoplanet with a year-long orbit may lie near its star’s habitable zone, but extreme cold could limit its chances of hosting liquid water.

In one of the most baffling discoveries of the last decade, scientists have found a clue in a cave to how life might survive ...

By Akash Sriram and Joey Roulette Feb 4 (Reuters) - Seventy-five years ago, the idea of harnessing the power of the skies was ...

Previous Spitzer studies have indicated the formation of complex molecules in the Helix Nebula.

Sunrise and sunset • Sun rises at 7:10 a.m. and sets at 5:21 p.m. on the 1st • Sun rises at 6:36 a.m. and sets at 5:52 p.m. on the 28th Moon’s phases • Full “Snow Moon” on the 1st • New moon on ...