This artist’s impression shows a Jupiter-like exoplanet that is on its way to becoming a hot Jupiter — a large, Jupiter-like exoplanet that orbits very close to its star. NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva ...

In the vast expanse of the cosmos, where stars forge elements and planets cradle potential life, the arrival of an ...

Long-term fluctuations in the intensity and inclination of the Earth’s magnetic field could arise from variations in the eccentricity of our planet’s orbit, according to Japanese geophysicists.

Astronomers have detected an exoplanet with a highly oblong orbit that experiences wild temperature swings — and it may be transitioning into another type of world. The exoplanet, named TIC 241249530 ...

The ATLAS (short for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) is a NASA-funded program developed by the University of Hawaii. It incorporates data from four ground-based telescopes, two in ...

Scientists have confirmed the existence of an "extraordinary" hot Jupiter-type planet that may help explain how the gas giants of our own solar system were formed. The planet, named Kepler-1704b, ...

There were some interesting developments involving comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) over the weekend. The View From the Far Side of the Sun Advertisement ISON is being observed by many spacecraft. One of them ...

Our planet’s elliptical orbit doesn’t affect winter or summer temperatures. But some astronomers wonder whether it’s a factor in why life survives. By Shannon Hall This story was updated to reflect ...