White dwarf stars, like this one shown shrouded by a planetary nebula, are much smaller than stars like our Sun. NASA/R. Ciardullo (PSU)/H. Bond (STScI) The Sun will someday die. This will happen when ...
The object, the latest “quasi-moon” detected by astronomers, could be with us for almost another 60 years. By Robin George Andrews The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as ...
A new study has proposed the existence of Planet Y, an alternative Planet Nine candidate that is smaller and closer to Earth than the hypothetical Planet X, which astronomers have been hunting for ...
The sun will appear larger in the sky than on any other day in 2026 on Jan. 3, as our planet reaches its closest point to our ...
Astronomers have confirmed a Saturn-size world drifting alone in deep space roughly 10,000 light-years from Earth, a ...
A geomagnetic superstorm is an extreme space weather event that occurs when the sun releases massive amounts of energy and charged particles toward Earth. These storms are rare, occurring about once ...
A massive new sunspot complex, dubbed AR 4294-4296, has emerged on the sun and is facing directly at Earth. The dark patch is on par with the infamous sunspot that birthed the 1859 Carrington Event — ...
Could an ocean – likely needed to sustain life – even survive on a planet orbiting close to a dead star? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...