Researchers Nathan A. Kaib and Sean N. Raymond have evaluated how passing stars can affect the long-term stability of the ...

In a groundbreaking achievement, astronomers have captured the most detailed images of the Sun to date using a new camera ...

A new memorandum has firmed up China and Russia's intent to lead the construction of a new lunar base to be completed by 2036, as NASA talks about scaling back its own lunar ambitions.

A newly identified dwarf planet, named 2017 OF201, has been discovered in the distant outer reaches of the solar system.

A new 8K camera system at the Vacuum Tower Telescope in Tenerife captures images of the Sun's surface in stunning detail.

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Using a newly developed adaptive optics system called Cona, scientists peered through Earth's turbulent air to reveal the sun ...

Astronomers have found a new minor planet beyond Pluto. This object, named 2017 OF201, is quite large. It orbits far from the ...

Installation of the anchoring system for what has been badged the world’s first floating offshore solar-wind project has been ...

Today we bring you a follow-up for a GBH News investigation into the sometimes shady practices of solar power companies from ...

For starters, the asteroid’s building blocks formed during the solar system’s earliest days, more than 4.5 billion years ago. These rocks, which show hints they contain carbon, represent a ...

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