From now through Friday, the planet Venus will be visible in both the morning and evening skies above the Northern Hemisphere ...

Life could have the time and energy to arise and prosper on Earth-like worlds in the rapidly shrinking "Goldilocks zones" ...

The word equinox comes from two Latin words meaning equal and night. That’s because on the equinox, day and night last almost ...

The difference between an equinox and a solstice is based on Earth’s tilt, affecting daylight length and the changing of ...

Are you ready for it? Are you excited? Is your overall mood starting to improve? Spring officially arrives Thursday, March 19. At 4:01 a.m., to be precise, according to the folks who measure that ...

"This has been a decade-long detective story, with each recorded meteorite fall providing a new clue," said one astronomer.

Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.

The trailblazing Harvard scientist, who documented the dominance of hydrogen and helium in stars, is still inspiring ...

Four small, newly discovered worlds are less than six light-years away from Earth, and their discovery reinforces a ...

Florida Tech's Caldon Whyte is two years into a lengthy universe exploration to earn his Ph.D. in space sciences. After ...

A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new study.