About 4. 6 billion years ago, the Solar System formed from a cloud of dust and gas collapsing in on itself due to gravity.

The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper’s ...

Exoplanet hunters Christopher Watson and Annelies Mortier explain the long search for a 'twin Earth' capable of sustaining life.

ESA has inaugurated a powerful new 35-meter deep space antenna at its New Norcia site in Western Australia, marking a major boost to Europe’s ability to communicate with spacecraft exploring the Solar ...

Earth is far from a stationary planet; it spins on its axis, orbits the sun, journeys with the solar system around the Milky Way, and moves through the expanding universe in a complex, layered dance ...

On October 6 1995, at a scientific meeting in Florence, Italy, two Swiss astronomers made an announcement that would transform our understanding of the universe beyond our solar system. Michel Mayor ...

From GPS to innovations in computing and optics, technologies developed for space research touch nearly every aspect of modern life ...

Lauren Edgar, 40, is an experienced geologist who considers Sammamish her home and went to Skyline High School. She's one of 10 candidates picked for the 2025 class.

Opened in New Norcia in 2003, ESA’s Estrack station has been part of the long-term cooperation between ESA and Australia in the space domain. “Australia is well known as a trusted, experienced and ...

Astronomers have observed a planet that in some ways behaves more like a star — including a massive growth spurt unlike anything witnessed before<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as a fleet of spacecraft trains its sights on the interstellar visitor.

In energy storage, liquid-metal batteries use antimony to store and distribute excess solar power. As solar installations grow, antimony’s role in the energy transition will expand. The U.S.