One of the boldest dreams in modern astronomy is the search for Earth-like worlds beyond our solar system. These exoplanets ...

Why has silicon, one of the most common elements in the universe, gone largely undetected in the atmospheres of Jupiter, ...

Astronomers studying an oddball brown dwarf called “The Accident” have finally spotted silane, a long-predicted silicon molecule missing from Jupiter and Saturn’s skies. Its ancient, oxygen-poor ...

The brown dwarf “The Accident,” discovered in 2020, revealed silane (SiH₄) in its oxygen-poor atmosphere—a first for ...

Discover Wadi Rum in Jordan, a Martian-like desert where nights turn into magical stargazing experiences under the Milky Way, ...

Families, friends and community members are invited to gather for an evening of Japanese culture, music, dance, science and stargazing at the Tanabata Block Party 2025 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday ...

“There is no evidence of microbes on Mars today, but if any had been present on ancient Mars, they too might have reduced ...

Our understanding of cosmology hinges on how well we know our own local universe, which remains poorly mapped and poorly ...

Gemini South caught Comet 3I/ATLAS “switching on,” as students and astronomers joined to see dust, gas, chemistry from ...

A mysterious cosmic explosion has been traced to a massive stellar explosion. This cosmic event is showing fast X-ray transients (FXTs), which are blasts of X-rays from distant galaxies. Astronomers ...

A total lunar eclipse this weekend will turn the Moon a striking shade of red for viewers across Europe, Africa, Asia, and ...

You can journey to the ends of the earth in search of success,” 19th-century Baptist preacher Russell Conwell is said to have ...