The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact configuration and later underwent a violent reshuffling that scattered them to ...

Solar sails have some major advantages over traditional propulsion methods—most notably, they don't use any propellant. But, ...

The FLAMINGO super simulation maps the universe from its earliest moments but finds galaxies cluster less than cosmological ...

FLAMINGO simulation maps the universe but reveals a puzzling mismatch: galaxies cluster less than theory predicts.

"Some of our ancestors were very skilled observers." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A team of international researchers say they ...

A new computational model suggests that Uranus' and Neptune's cores may be less icy than their "ice giant" nickname suggests.

Observations of the sky recorded thousands of years ago continue to play a remarkable role in modern science, demonstrating that careful human observation has long-lasting value. One particularly ...

A team of international researchers say they've uncovered new data on the world's first recorded solar eclipse using a surprising source — ancient Chinese texts. These findings could help us ...

If you pick the right time, our home world and our moon could be easily visible from the Red Planet ...