International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one ...

SYFY ’s The Ark follows the crew of an interstellar spacecraft on a multi-light-year journey to the star next door. In the ...

The Earth's atmosphere is far more reactive to solar activity than scientists previously believed, with the new research showing it can pulse in near-synchronicity with the sun's powerful flares.

The same charged particles from the Sun’s atmosphere responsible for the northern lights can also damage Earth’s electrical ...

Rocky planets up to 1.75 Earth radii with a relatively small atmosphere are considered super-Earths, while sub-Neptunes generally have radii between 1.75 and three times Earth’s, and host thick ...

The so-called super Earth — known as 55 Cancri e — is among the few rocky planets outside our solar system with a significant atmosphere, wrapped a blanket of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.

Titan's atmosphere is thick —by far, the thickest of any moon in the solar system, and even 50% thicker than the Earth's atmosphere. It's mostly nitrogen (just like the air of Earth) but also ...

Our Solar System itself was formed some 4.5 billion years ago the way all solar systems are formed: from a cloud of gas in a star-forming region that contracted and collapsed under its own gravity.

Solar System; Earth; Earth's Atmosphere "Breathes" More Rapidly Than Thought. News. By Andrea Thompson published 16 December 2008 When you purchase through links on our site, ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's remarkable gifts 07:29. A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that's twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system, researchers reported Wednesday.

The so-called super Earth — known as 55 Cancri e — is among the few rocky planets outside our solar system with a significant atmosphere, wrapped a blanket of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.

One day on Venus equals 243 Earth days and is the hottest planet in the solar system reaching up to 900 degrees Fahrenheit. Venus has a radius of 3,760.4 miles which resembles Earth (3,959 miles ...