Deep within massive rocky exoplanets, hidden oceans of molten rock may be generating powerful magnetic fields in an unexpected way.

These findings suggest that the absence of past detections does not mean discovery is imminent. If extraterrestrial ...

A new program about cosmology will debut at the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium during April.

The new science fiction film adaptation leans heavily on real science done by the National Aeronautics and Space ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising way to study the harsh space weather around young M dwarf stars. Mysterious dips in starlight turned out to be massive rings of plasma swirling in the stars’ ...

Revenge of Space Dive” promises immersive environments, performances, and more at Detroit’s Tangent Gallery this May We’re not decorating a venue, we’re building a world you step into and forget ...

Astronomers discovered a molten alien planet orbiting a star in the Milky Way. This planet, larger than Earth, is surrounded by a searing sulfur-rich atmosphere. It orbits a star in the constellation ...

Planets orbiting stars beyond the solar system come in all shapes and sizes but mostly fit into a few categories: large and hot gas giants, super-Earths that are slightly larger than our planet, ...

WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the Milky Way galaxy that presents a unique hellscape – covered with a perpetual ocean of ...

WASHINGTON — Astronomers have spotted a planet orbiting a star in our neighborhood of the Milky Way galaxy that presents a unique hellscape - covered with a perpetual ocean of magma and enveloped by a ...

Humanity has dreamed about discovering life on alien planets for as long as we have dreamed about visiting other worlds. Since Mars is the closest planet to Earth we can feasibly visit (hopefully by ...