With so many exoplanet discoveries around distant (and neighboring) stars, it might be time to assess what terms like "Earth-like" really mean.

A recent study by funded by Starshot attempts to address one of the biggest challenges in interstellar travel - the risk of collisions

The ESO has officially confirmed the discovery of terrestrial planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, making it the closest exoplanet to our Solar System ever discovered

Tomorrow, August 25, 2016, the US National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary. This incredible new timelapse brings you to Yellowstone National Park, allowing you to "find your dark skies" over the many dramatic geysers and hot springs there.

Up for a challenge? Over the next two weekends, two asteroid occultations pass over North America. These are both occulting (passing in front of) +7th magnitude stars, easy targets for even binoculars or a small telescope. These events both have a probability score of 99-100%, meaning the paths are known to a high degree of accuracy. These are also two of the more high profile asteroid occultations for 2016.

SpaceX has placed the first stage of the rocket that made the first-ever successful landing on display at its headquarters in Hawthorne, California.

This Wednesday, the ESO will be holding a press conference, and hopes are high that it will address the possible existence of an exoplanet around Proxima Centauri

In what they are referring to as an "internal matter", CERN has announced that it will be investigating the video prank that took place on its Geneva campus

In a study of deep ocean cores, scientists have uncovered the remains of magnetic fossils that point to a nearby supernova blast that may have altered Earth's climate 2.5 million years ago.

In his latest piece of inspired artwork, Kevin Gill treats viewers to an artistic impression of what the Keeler Gap in Saturn's Rings looks like up close

Apparent uncertainty in the budget for the Europa Clipper mission could be bad news for its proponents.

A team of scientist from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics may have unlocked the secret behind the Venus-like exoplanet Gf 1132b

A recent discovery points to the role of stars in building more complex biological molecules instead of tearing them apart with their radiation.

The eight planets of the Solar System are a diverse and interesting bunch, ranging from airless and habitable terrestrial bodies to distant gas giants that rain diamonds!

Researchers from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the University of California, Irvine, may have found evidence of a fifth fundamental force of nature