Read an excerpt of this deep-space mystery from the prolific writer of 'Whalefall' and 'Angel Down.' ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Helldivers 2 prides itself on the concept of Managed Democracy, and in the latest example of crowdsourced decision-making, the game is asking players ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saturn and the moon are about to meet up for a short-lived cosmic hangout. That's good news for avid skygazers, who will in one ...

In early January 2026, a rumor circulated online that Earth would "lose gravity" for seven seconds on Aug. 12, 2026 — leading to "40 million deaths from falls," among other cataclysmic outcomes.

For the first time, astronomers have measured both the mass and distance of a starless planet wandering through space on its own. Unlike regular planets, which orbit a star, rogue planets hurtle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Four astronauts are on the verge of becoming the first humans to venture near the moon in more than half a century since NASA's ...

Most planets can be described in at least one respect: They circle a star, making them somewhat easy(ish) to find. A transit dips the star’s light. A wobble nudges the star’s spectrum. Even a direct ...

Choose your fighter for the origin of water on Earth! Was it always here or did it come to this planet from somewhere else in space? And, either way, what does this mean for other water worlds in our ...

Very Large Telescope observations of a free-floating rogue planet shows that it is "eating up gas and dust from its surroundings at a rate of six billion tonnes a ...

Planets usually stay close to stars, moving in neat paths for billions of years. Yet some worlds break free and travel alone through the Milky Way. Astronomers call such worlds free-floating planets.