A new study suggests the planet’s iconic domes owe their strange shape to both thick lava and a flexible surface.

U.S. astronomers hunting for "Planet Nine" have instead stumbled on what appears to be a new dwarf planet in the solar system ...

The small world was found during a search for the hypothetical Planet Nine, and astronomers say the next time it will reach ...

How Precious Metals Are Leaking From Earth's Core Contrary to popular belief, the Earth is not very rich in metals, including rare and precious metals like gold. The problem is that most of the ...

As it orbits the sun once every 25,000 years, the celestial body 2017 OF201 travels beyond the Kuiper Belt into a region ...

The object, named 2017 OF201, has a diameter of about 700 kilometers, according to a preliminary study - It is three times as ...

Facing deep federal research funding cuts and a tightening academic job market under the Trump administration, several UC ...

Simulations show that the stars’ tug could send Mercury, Venus or Mars crashing into Earth — or let Jupiter eject our world from the solar system.

The timeline of Warhammer 40,000 is overwhelming – this universe has already been expanded so much that finding your way in ...

Astronomers are using data from the recently decommissioned star-mapping satellite to help determine masses and more accurate ...

"There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, 'If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have no troubles.'" -- Ray Charles ...