Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing ...

Astronomers have discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought. While it can be relatively easy to locate worlds that orbit close to their star, ...

An international team including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has announced the discovery of a planet about twice the size of Earth orbiting its star ...

Astronomers from MIT have uncovered a dramatic celestial spectacle: a Mercury-sized exoplanet that is rapidly disintegrating ...

Astronomers have observed a rocky planet rapidly disintegrating near its star, trailing a comet-like tail of mineral dust.

A planet 140 light-years from Earth is rapidly coming apart due to its close proximity to its star. The roasting planet is ...

New research suggests meteor showers are so unpredictable due to the Sun’s own motion around the solar‑system barycenter.

A group of comets with unexplained movements presents a quandary D avide Farnocchia hunts down and tracks asteroids, and ...

Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites—ancient rocks that travel through space and survive a fiery plunge through Earth's atmosphere. Among meteorites, one ...

Shober, NASA (THE CONVERSATION) Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites – ancient ... Research teams can sift through these real-time observations using ...

How Alpha Centauri Might Send Objects Our Way “We know from our own solar system that giant planets bring a little bit of chaos to space. They can perturb orbits and give a little bit of extra boost ...

The GPS fleet tracking system is designed to optimize maintenance, boost productivity, and reduce labor and fuel costs. This is achieved through a multitude of features, including real-time ...