The faraway exoplanet could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets with twice the diameter of Earth.

Astronomers used ALMA to observe Proxima Centauri and found frequent, intense flares that could destroy atmospheres of nearby ...

This means that it gets rather hot — it's too close to its star to be in the habitable zone, receiving 112 times as much heat from its star as Earth does. Its size also places it just below what ...

NASA has discovered a new world, named Gliese 12 b. It is roughly the size of Earth, lies in the habitable zone, and orbits every 12.8 days.

A new space environment report from the ESA shows that Earth's space junk problem got significantly worse throughout 2024.

Satellites passing through this area often experience malfunctions, with systems crashing, data corruption, and equipment ...

It seems as if Earth's atmosphere is incredibly thin, wrapped tightly around our planet. In fact, the atmosphere consists of multiple layers, with some scientists of the opinion that the atmosphere ...

Earth’s atmosphere doesn’t suddenly give way to ... But most satellites operate in a zone called “low Earth orbit,” between 200 and 2,000 kilometers up, and can take hundreds to thousands ...

At the latest First Fridays Youngstown event, adults took over the child-friendly learning atmosphere at OH WOW! The ...

The next year of science on the James Webb Space Telescope has been announced amid mounting budgetary uncertainty that could ...