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The faraway exoplanet could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets with twice the diameter of Earth.

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One of the most studied space rocks of all time has given scientists another big surprise, with the "mudball meteorite" Aguas ...

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

It seems as if Earth's atmosphere is incredibly thin, wrapped tightly around our planet. In fact, the atmosphere consists of multiple layers, with some scientists of the opinion that the atmosphere ...

Jupiter’s striking size, swirling gases, and dramatic bands in its atmosphere set it apart from every other planet. One of ...

The Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft was detached from the Earth-facing port of the Unity module by the Canadarm2 robotic ...

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spent 286 days on the International Space Station after technical problems extended their ...

Only a few years ago, astronomers heralded the discovery of a rocky world circling the sun 's closest space neighbor, Proxima ...

Auroras are possible over the U.S. tonight (March 25) as a "moderate" geomagnetic storm hits Earth. UPDATE: The Northern ...

According to scientists, this ambipolar electric field is thought to be just as crucial to Earth as both gravity and ...