The megaliths of Carnac in France and Port Royal in Jamaica are among the new must-visit sites designated worthy of legal protection ...

Astronomers witness first moments of planet formation as rock grains crystallize around distant star HOPS-315.

To truly explore alien languages, linguists must open themselves to the maximum conceivable degree of cosmic otherness ...

A wrap party for DC Studios' highly anticipated upcoming Green Lantern TV series has wrapped, according to social media posts from the cast and crew.

In April that year, a lunar landing went horribly wrong and may have spilled thousands of the hardiest lifeform known to ...

Between the four terrestrial planets–Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars–and the distant ice giants of Neptune and Uranus, sit two gas giants: Saturn and Jupiter.

Their paper focuses on late accretion's role in the long-term evolution of terrestrial planets, including their distinct geophysical and chemical properties as well as their potential habitability.

Plato, the European Space Agency's terrestrial planet hunter spacecraft, is seen after having 24 of its 26 cameras installed.

Astronomers Discover a Doomed Exoplanet That’s Crumbling Away and Leaving Behind a Comet-Like Tail The planet orbits its host star in just 30.5 hours, losing a mass of material roughly equal to ...

A terrestrial planet simply refers to a planet that's mostly composed of silicate rocks or metals. Other terrestrial planets in our Solar System include Mercury, Venus and Mars.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Astronomers have spotted a small rocky planet that orbits perilously close to its host star disintegrating as its surface is vaporized by stellar heat, trailed by a comet ...

Through Bayesian statistical analysis, the researchers found that observing 20-50 terrestrial exoplanets with no signs of habitability would allow scientists to draw significant conclusions about how ...