The planets around a nearby star seem to be in the wrong order, hinting that they formed through a different mechanism than the familiar one by which most systems grow ...

General relativity helps explain the lack of planets around tight binary stars by driving orbital resonances that eject or destroy close-in worlds. This process naturally creates a “desert” of ...

Astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets around single stars, but few around binary stars—even though both types of stars are equally common. Physicists can now explain the dearth.

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Now, the planets of Tau Andromeda are overgrown with wildlife, nature reclaiming the skyscrapers of a once-advanced ...

As more than 120 million people tuned in to the Super Bowl for kickoff on Sunday evening, SpaceX founder Elon Musk turned instead to his social network. There, he tapped out an extended message in ...

Step inside a Pennsylvania art museum where bold colors and imaginative exhibits create an unforgettable, otherworldly experience.

When NASA’s Perseverance rover dropped through the thin Martian atmosphere and settled into Jezero Crater, it did more than stick a precision landing. For the first time, a robot on another world ...

Puppy Bowl’s Dan Schachner meets tons of adorable dogs every year in his role as the event’s official referee, but so far only one pooch has fully stolen his heart. The Animal Planet host fell in love ...

Bezos and Musk have repeatedly clashed over their ambitions to dominate space. The billionaires both bid for Nasa’s ...

Whether you need some exercise earbuds or appreciate not being totally blocked off from the outside world, we've got you covered with these four picks. Bethany Allard is a Los Angeles-based shopping ...

Known as the “loneliest whale in the world” the mystery 52-hertz whale sings at a different frequency from other baleen ...