Every new piece of data helps peel back the mystery surrounding this cold, distant planet. With scientists discovering hidden moons around Neptune and Uranus, as well as research claiming the ...

Most people know the theory that an asteroid smashed into Earth — hitting what is now the Yucatán Peninsula — and killed off many of the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago. But that was not ...

as opposed to the fingerprint of that light from the host star," Balmer added. The incredible snapshots provided astronomers with a clear look at the presence of CO2 in the distant exoplanets ...

A supernova is a cataclysmic stellar death that leaves behind a black hole or neutron star. It is the biggest, brightest, and most violent type of explosion scientists have observed in the universe.