A nearly new moon and mostly clear skies will present near ideal viewing conditions for the planet parade through Feb. 28.

New data shrank the odds that this asteroid will hit Earth, but astronomers will continue to study it. Here’s what you need ...

Venus spins clockwise on its axis, opposite to most other planets, causing the sun to rise in the west. Venus is often called Earth's "sister planet" because it is similar in size and composition.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

Researchers from the University of Oxford have found an exoplanet – a planet outside our own solar system – more than six times the size of Earth. The exoplanet, named HD 20794 d, orbits in ...

Almost 30 years after the first planet outside our solar system was discovered, more than 7,000 other exoplanets have been identified. Now, it’s time to add another to the list. A team of researchers ...

Scientists appear to be one step closer in their mission to finding life outside Earth - after finding a new planet that may support alien life. The "promising" super-Earth - named HD 20794 d - is ...

This is the background to the discovery of super-Earth HD 20794 d by an ... Confirmation of a low-mass planet in the habitable zone of a nearby G-dwarf, Astronomy & Astrophysics (2024).

The climate on such a world must be beyond bizarre. A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away. The planet, known as HD ...

Dwarf Fortress is often called the most complex video game ever made. While that claim is difficult to verify, it can undeniably be quite intimidating to newcomers, with dozens of menus to sort ...

making Vesuvius "one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes," according to NASA's Earth Observatory. In the image, Vesuvius' caldera — a large bowl-like depression caused by the collapse of the ...