The mysterious Planet Nine may have up to 20 moons that could be superheated by the hypothetical planet's gravitational pull, making them easy to spot. When you purchase through links on our site ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.

What If is a Webby Award-winning science web series that takes you on a journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities, some in distant corners of the universe, others right here on Earth.

You're familiar with moons. But what do you get when you cross the two? "Ploonets," according to astronomers from Australia and Colombia. These weird, hypothetical objects start life as a moon ...

What If is a Webby Award-winning science web series that takes you on a journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities, some in distant corners of the universe, others right here on Earth.

Another day, another hypothetical scenario tearing people apart on social media. However, this cultural discourse has some sharp teeth. The question, directed towards women, seems simple ...

"The most exciting prospect at the (Uranian) moons is that they could still host ... oceans heated through various mechanisms. These hypothetical life-forms might utilize chemical metabolic ...

Could 100 men defeat one gorilla in a fight? Reactions and discourse related to the hypothetical question have been making the rounds on social media. The train of thought, it seems, dates back to ...

A hypothetical virus dubbed Disease X has world leaders convening at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland this week to discuss how to prevent the threat of another cataclysmic pandemic.

The calculations were produced by entering orbital data from hypothetical moons of the planet. As a result, the astronomers now have an explanation for the unusual orbits of 12 confirmed small ...

Joe Biden and Donald Trump are tied in a hypothetical rematch at 43 percent support for their return to the White House in 2024, according to a July poll from The New York Times and Siena College ...

with three moons illuminating the night sky, but that's not quite the case. The dust clouds are incredibly faint -- part of the reason why they remained only hypothetical for so long -- so don't ...