Titan, Saturn's largest moon, could harbor life in its hidden underground ocean – yet Titan's entire aquatic biosphere may weigh no more than a miniature poodle, according to new research. In ...

Huge stars that collapse to create black holes may vomit out a lot more material during their lifespan than initially thought, according to a new study. The stars in question have masses more than 100 ...

NASA's PUNCH mission, launched in March 2025, is already delivering remarkable results. The mission captured a rare "rainbow" ...

Once they escape the Sun, they zoom through space at the speed of light, eventually reaching Earth and giving us that sweet, ...

Right now, Earth is about 3.1 million miles farther from the sun than it is in early January when it reaches perihelion, its ...

The Sun, our life-giving star, is slowly dying. In about 5 billion years, it will exhaust its fuel and transform into a red giant, altering the solar system forever. But long before that, the Sun’s ...

Welcome to Smartphone Picture of the Week! Each week, we select and share your best smartphone photos in an online feature ...

Discover why Earth's farthest distance from the sun coincides with summer heat, then grab your binoculars for a week of ...

If you have thought that the Earth is close to the sun in the summertime and that is why it is hotter this time of year, you ...

Even if Earth does survive, it won’t be pretty. The temperature of our planet will be about 1,300 degrees C, hot enough to ...

"Very massive stars are like the 'rock stars' of the universe — they are powerful, and they live fast and die young." ...

In other cases, another member of the system will go on to form a second white dwarf. If gravitational instabilities bring ...