Astronomers think that a dwarf planet hiding in the middle of our solar system could be a source of frozen water. The dwarf ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the ...

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A dwarf planet hiding right in the middle of our solar system could be a surprising source of frozen water, astronomers reveal. A new study finds that Ceres, which sits in the asteroid belt between ...

Space.com talks to artist and author Martin Vargic, who is turning exoplanets into stunning and intricate art.

Pluto has five moons—“fun-looking space potatoes,” Singer calls them—and its largest is a behemoth. Charon was discovered in ...

The giant planet J1407b has been a weird space mystery since its discovery in 2010. But a new study revealed something about the planet that may help explain at least part of its weirdness: a ...

This one—called “Parker’s Star,” the remnant of the supernova SN 1181, named for the year it appeared in Earth’s skies—lies ...

A new animated map sheds light on the superhot "zombie star ... nebula Pa 30 — a giant cloud of gas wider than our entire ...

As everyone knows, on April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to reach Earth’s orbit. He launched aboard the ...

This week, see how new telescopes may reshape how astronomers view the cosmos, discover forgotten medieval cities, learn ...

Brilliant Jupiter rises at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 1 and by twilight on Nov. 30. It can be found in the constellation Taurus at ...