Findings about the chemical makeup of cave systems can teach us about life in places humans have yet to reach.

The two exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system, orbit a star called TOI-1453, which is slightly cooler and ...

A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.

All planets are made of gas, ice, rock and metal, and models of how planets form usually assume that these materials don't ...

Mar. 17, 2025 — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in HR 8799, a multiplanet system 130 light-years away ...

Yet despite the drumbeat of evidence, we still know of just one planet in the cosmos with life — the one you’re standing on.

India would not be able to witness this partial solar eclipse. Rather, it will be visible in areas like Africa, North America, and portions of Europe. Solar Eclipse or Surya Grahan is happening on ...

The moon slipped between the Earth and the sun on Saturday, casting a shadow on our planet in parts of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia and Africa. In Photos The moon ...

Mar. 19, 2025 — Researchers investigated how to use bio-based materials to produce effective UV protection films for solar cells. The study was the first to compare how the properties of ...

Wanna see a trick? Give us any topic and we can tie it back to the economy. At Planet Money, we explore the forces that shape our lives and bring you along for the ride. Don't just understand the ...

Whether a galactic environment has the right conditions for habitable planets to form could depend on how the black hole in ...