The universe is full of wonders, but some worlds are downright deadly. From searing heat to violent storms, these planets make Earth look like a paradise. Many of them challenge everything we know ...

Several centuries ago, as scientists began to embrace the startling idea that Earth was not the center of the universe, they also began to ponder its startling implication: that the stars in the night ...

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Conditions in the early universe might have enabled rocky planets with water to form much earlier than anticipated, potentially allowing life to begin sooner too. Astrophysicists studying the early ...

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Astronomers have found planets that are twice as wide as Jupiter and more than 10 times as heavy, but there's a limit to how big planets can get. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Spring, summer, fall and winter–the seasons on Earth change every few months, around the same time every year. It’s easy to take this cycle ...

A star about 600 light-years away is giving astronomers a front-row view to the environments in which rocky planets like Earth form around the most abundant stars in the universe. Called ISO-ChaI 147, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A new mission concept that would see a fleet of telescopes probing rocky planets in their stars' ...