Exoplanets have captured the imagination of the public and scientists alike and as the search continues for more, researchers ...

Because many close-matching simulations had the planet-like object swooping through the inner solar system, the researchers created an additional 10,000 simulations including the terrestrial ...

Each orbit the planet begins out beyond the habitable zone, where it is too cold for liquid water, before passing right through the habitable zone to its inner edge where temperatures rise for a ...

Retrograde planets can offer hidden strengths such as introspection, wisdom, and unique perspectives. Each retrograde planet ...

This update transformed familiar worlds, turning my placid and boring home world into a planet covered by gorgeous glowing grasses. On Wednesday, Hello Games revealed the follow-up, Worlds Part 2 ...

Here are some of this month’s highlights. As we discussed last month, late January and early February will provide a stage for a Planet Parade, with six planets lining up in the night sky.

The inner planet is now 36 percent lit and waning. If you’re able, return to it every few days to watch the crescent grow slimmer. Sunrise: 7:06 A.M. Sunset: 5:22 P.M. Moonrise: 9:49 A.M ...

As Mercury closes in on its greatest elongation east (farthest from the sun in Earth's sky) on March 8, the tiny inner planet will be between Saturn and Venus close to the western horizon.

planets have been slowly appearing to shift across the sky — partially because of our orbital motion around the sun and partially because of the motion of the inner planets," Pitts said.

This finding explains the discrepancy between the number of basins detected on the Moon (~40) and the number predicted (~300) by an accretion scenario of planet formation.