The search for planets beyond our solar system has taken an exciting leap forward, thanks to advancements in space missions ...

The innermost Earth-like planet in the famous TRAPPIST-1 system might be capable of supporting a thick atmosphere after all, ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope—yes, that’s actually the ...

Pluto's big moon Charon may have a different origin story than scientists suspected. New research suggests the two bodies ...

The odd atmosphere of a fledgling exoplanet is causing astronomers to question leading theories of how planets form.

Either Eris was going to become a new planet, or Pluto wasn’t what we thought. Finding a ninth planet would be huge. Such a discovery could change what we know about our solar system’s past.

J anuary 5, 2005, is an astronomical anniversary that is not really marked but should be. It saw the discovery of dwarf ...

New data confirms Hubble's finding and refutes current theories of planet formation in the universe’s early days. Thanks to ...

A vampire hedgehog, a pygmy pipehorse and a "blob-headed" fish were among the hundreds of new species identified in 2024. The ...

An asteroid orbiting near our planet that temporarily became our second moon seems to have come from the actual moon, hinting ...

A creature not seen since the 1800s reappeared in the net of artisanal fishers in Chile, and was one of the most read species ...