Space and sci-fi games are lining up to make 2026 a landmark year, from hardcore 4X strategists to families discovering the ...

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Thanks to the discovery of thousands of exoplanets to date, we know that planets bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune ...

How does a star affect the makeup of its planets? And what does this mean for the habitability of distant worlds? Carnegie's ...

In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has discovered an enormous, fast-spinning asteroid that sets a new record.

Throughout December, the SETI Institute appeared across leading science and media outlets, reflecting the SETI Institute’s continued leadership in research and public engagement.

An annular solar eclipse, a "ring of fire," is set for February 2026. This spectacular event will be visible in the Southern ...

The discovery of thousands more galaxies with stars ringing their main disks could help astronomers study galactic evolution ...