According to scientists, this ambipolar electric field is thought to be just as crucial to Earth as both gravity and ...

A distant exoplanet discovered, named Enaiposha, is unlike anything found in our own solar system, similar to a "super-Venus" ...

The conical capsule landed with the assistance of a parachute and was quickly recovered. The spacecraft carried a ...

Meteorites are rocks from space that survive their fiery descent through Earth's atmosphere and reach the ground. More than ...

Astronomers discover a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune 250 light years away from our solar system. These planets offer a ...

Planets can be extremely hot when they are born, and new computational experiments show that such planets would have an atmosphere composed of a homogenous mixture of hydrogen and water. As the ...

The most elusive planetary aurora in the Solar System has finally been revealed in all its gently glowing glory.

That same cloud gave rise to our entire solar system, including our star, the sun. Keep reading to learn more about Earth's different layers, its atmosphere, and what makes the "blue planet" unique.

The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering ...