Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four rocky planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, our nearest solitary stellar neighbor just six light-years away. Using ultra-sensitive instruments, scientists ...

NASA has discovered a new world, named Gliese 12 b. It is roughly the size of Earth, lies in the habitable zone, and orbits every 12.8 days.

One thing geology teaches us about is the existence of another monumental event in the history of Earth, 2.4 billion years ...

Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar ...

The Perseverance rover has found some intriguing samples on the red planet. Here's what they might reveal about the origins ...

We often think that allergies only afflict people, but a broad range of other animals can also develop them. North Sentinel is home to a tribe that does not have contact with the outside world ...

Late last year, a newly discovered asteroid caused quite a stir when initial observations revealed a greater than 1% chance ...

The European Space Agency’s Euclid mission launched in 2023 with a goal of studying what is known as the "dark universe." ...

Every year since 2007, people have been urged to ... were plunged into darkness on Saturday night as millions marked Earth Hour. The annual campaign by environmental NGO WWF is held to demand ...

The world’s happiest country has managed to keep its No. 1 ranking for eight years running. The picture in the United States isn’t so rosy. While Finland once again tops the World Happiness ...

That’s also the case with Halley’s comet, which comes close to Earth every 76 years. It’s known from previously observed events that T CrB dips in brightness considerably before it explodes ...

Today is Nowruz. It marks the coming of the new year in some cultures. But what is Nowruz, and why do people celebrate it? Thursday, March 20, 2025, marks the Persian New Year, or Nowruz ...