Astronomers have discovered that "super-Earth" planets may exist on wider orbits than previously thought — and this implies ...

The planet orbits its host star in just 30.5 hours, losing a mass of material roughly equal to Mount Everest each time ...

A giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in California, the General Sherman is 52,500 feet in volume and is more than ...

Scientists discover hydrogen in a rare meteorite, suggesting Earth had the ingredients to make water from the start.

MIT astronomers estimate a planet 140 light-years from Earth may disintegrate fully within the next 1 to 2 million years.

Learn why the planet, BD+05 4868 Ab, is only the fourth such discovered and will disappear in one to two million years.

In celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope's 35 years in Earth orbit, NASA is releasing an assortment of compelling images ...

Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing ...

This strange exoplanet, located 140 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pegasus, appears to be rapidly falling apart. Its blistering host star is so close, the radiation is effectively ...