Planet Venus orbits millions of miles closer to the sun than Earth … which would seem to explain why the surface of Venus is so hot: over 800 degrees Fahrenheit.

In a cosmic first, scientists watched planet-forming materials begin to solidify around a newborn star, offering a peek into ...

Treasure hunters, budget-conscious shoppers, and deal enthusiasts across Wisconsin have a North Star, and it’s pointing ...

The sporting goods section is a testament to Wisconsin’s outdoor culture. Fishing rods lean against walls like slender ...

New reports out of the NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography suggest that the carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in Earth's atmosphere haven't been this high in millions of years.

A super-Earth basks in the glow of its star in this artist's impression. Is the world habitable and Earth-like with a watery atmosphere, or is it Neptune-esque, swathed in hydrogen and helium ...

In June 2019, Harvard astrophysicists discovered a rocky exoplanet 22 light years from Earth. Analyzing data from the Transiting Exoplanets Survey Satellite (TESS), they and other scientists around ...

The Earth's atmosphere is far more reactive to solar activity than scientists previously believed, with the new research showing it can pulse in near-synchronicity with the sun's powerful flares.

Earth's atmosphere is much more sensitive to ripples of radiation from the sun than scientists previously believed, new research by Queen's University Belfast has found.

A newly found super-Earth could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets twice the diameter of Earth.

Scientists have performed laboratory experiments to better understand how Saturn's moon Titan can maintain its unique nitrogen-rich atmosphere. Titan is the second largest moon in our solar ...