The process of choosing a pope, also known as “conclave,” is a combination of ancient tradition, religious ritual and ...

A new AI model from the University of Bern predicts planetary systems likely to host Earth-like planets. It could boost the ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

In a stunning new finding, astronomers have uncovered the strongest evidence yet of life existing beyond our solar system. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers from the University of ...

Mars is about 140 million miles from our cozy planet. A human mission to that cold, rocky neighbor would mean being away from Earth for about 3 years. But the things those explorers would see and ...

Independent scientists described the findings as interesting, but not nearly enough to show the existence of life on another ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will soon swoop past a small asteroid. It will be the second asteroid encounter for Lucy, launched in ...

Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites—ancient rocks that travel through space and survive a fiery plunge through Earth's atmosphere. Among meteorites, one ...

Scientists say they have found the strongest evidence yet of life on another planet beyond Earth's solar system. They made the discovery using the James Webb Space Telescope.

NEW YORK (AP) — A strong solar storm headed to Earth could produce colorful aurora displays across more U.S. states than usual Tuesday night. Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may ...

Webb Telescope Captures Its First Direct Images of Carbon Dioxide Outside Solar System Mar. 17 ... These two exoplanets, a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune, are common in the galaxy, yet are absent ...