When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a ...

On Earth, plants are green thanks to our Sun’s light—but Kepler-186f orbits a cooler, redder star. Here’s why alien ...

A recently identified asteroid is capturing astronomers' attention with its frantic race around the Sun. Discovered under ...

Did Brahe, Kepler, Galileo and Newton make isolated discoveries, or did Islamic science contribute to their work on astronomy ...

The exoplanet, dubbed GJ 251 c, is at least four times larger than our own planet and is likely to be a rocky world located ...

M dwarfs, or red dwarfs, are the most common type of star in our galaxy, accounting for more than half of all stars in the Milky Way. These small ...

Abstract: To balance the requirement of long lifespan and limited launch mass in celestial body orbiting missions, limited input is an inevitable factor for spacecraft controller design. To deal with ...

Abstract: The Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission of the European Space Agency (ESA), together with NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission, is providing a wealth of information ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a 7.5-billion-year-old visitor from the early galaxy, is offering scientists a rare glimpse into the universe's past. Pro ...

As of Thursday, Oct. 16, the moon phase is Waning Crescent. Tonight, only 22% will be lit up, according to NASA's Daily Moon ...