Some people probably believe that the twinkling effect is produced by the stars themselves, but that is not the case at all.

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

Pluto was discovered in 1930 in Arizona, but in 2006 scientists decided to cut Pluto from the planetary line up. Here is why ...

A new study released on Thursday describes a search for what are called "microlensing" events, where a planet acts as a ...

Astronomers have discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought. While it can be relatively easy to locate worlds that orbit close to their star, ...

A rock containing many smaller round stones could indicate that there was once a large amount of liquid water on the Red ...

University of Central Florida (UCF) scientists and their collaborators discovered new insights into the formation of distant ...

Curiosity celebrates a big win with the discovery of siderite, offering clues to Mars' ancient carbon cycle. Despite a slip ...