It's unlikely you'll be able to walk outside and see a line of planets, but according to NASA, a seven-planet parade happening tonight could be visible in some form in parts of the U.S. The upcoming ...

NASA scientists have discovered an electric field encompassing Earth’s atmosphere that is as “fundamental” as gravity — and could even give clues about possible life on other planets. A team of NASA ...

Temperatures on the planet could make water theoretically possible. Astronomers are researching an Earth-like exoplanet that could contain water, according to NASA. The exoplanet, named TRAPPIST-1 e, ...

Our solar system is a lot like the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Planets that are located close to the sun can be too hot, while those located further from the sun can be too cold, making ...

Scientists are observing an Earth-like exoplanet that may contain water using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the space agency said in a news release. The exoplanet, known as TRAPPIST-1 e, orbits ...

It’s rocking into spiderwebs. NASA’s Curiosity rover snapped pictures of a long-sought geological structure — dubbed “spiderwebs” — on the Red Planet that indicate a history of flowing water, the ...

NASA has confirmed over 5,780 worlds beyond our solar system, called exoplanets. But it's rare to detect a juvenile, still-maturing planet, because they inhabit chaotic systems that are flush with ...

The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by scientists from around the world, ...

On any given night, it's likely that knowledgeable stargazers will be able to spot at least one bright planet shining in the night sky. Because they don't happen every year, such cosmic displays tend ...