Talk about a hot mess. Scientists have uncovered a hellish “lava world” where temperatures soar to a blistering 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit — hot enough to melt rock into a churning ocean of magma and ...

Located just 35 light-years away, this world is roughly 1.6 times the size of Earth. But don’t call it a twin. It’s a scorching, pungent orb wrapped in an atmosphere of hydrogen and sulfur, perched ...

Scientists find entirely new kind of planet - Study suggests that the galaxy’s planets could be far more different than we realised – and some might be able to support life ...

These Netflix shows are educational and teach children that learning can be fun, each with its own unique approach to ...

Most science fiction, even the really dark stuff, lets humanity keep a little bit of its dignity. The planet might blow up. The robots might turn on us. But somewhere in there, we're still us. Still ...

Deep in the cold darkness beyond our Solar System, Oxford-led astronomers have discovered a world that defies easy categorisation: a small, rocky worl.

A strange world 35 light-years away may be permanently covered in magma and wrapped in gases that smell like rotten eggs.

Astronomers have identified a strange new kind of exoplanet that challenges how scientists classify worlds beyond our Solar System. The planet, L 98-59 d, appears to contain a vast ocean of molten ...

Meteorite hunters are combing Ohio for fragments of a space rock that streaked across the sky earlier this week.

A young planet 370 light-years away is emitting an unexpected radio signal, giving a clearer view of how giant planets grow.

A 140-foot asteroid, named 2007 EG, is expected to pass relatively close to Earth today. NASA and astronomers worldwide confirm the space rock poses n.