A team of amateur astronomers has discovered a new planet, six times the size of Earth and surrounde...

A group of European astronomers has for the first time detected an Earth-like planet in a nearby ste...

The starry-skied planets are two so-called hot Jupiters, which are massive, gaseous orbs that are bo...

Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams has taken over the command of International Space Station,...

Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen have established the first...

Less than a year after discovering a planet orbiting two Suns, researchers for the first time have d...

A new method could predict solar flares more than a day before they occur, giving enough time to pro...

Scientists have claimed that the Sun is surrounded by dark matter, a phenomenon first proposed in th...

The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse took off from southwestern France Tuesday on the final ...