On November 21, 1676, the Danish astronomer Ole Rømer discovered the speed of light. Before Rømer figured it out, scientists ...

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Our solar system contains many planets, moons, and asteroid that we may one day call home, but the future might instead be ...

One of the major headaches of trying to find life beyond Earth is that scientists are working with a sample size of one ... Then, one of the planets began spreading life throughout the system. Once ...

Astronomers have discovered three ultra-massive 'Red Monster' galaxies that formed within the first billion years after the ...

From March to November, one of the most distinctive features of the solar system will vanish. The reason is simple, but the ...

Venus is the most misunderstood planet in our solar system. ESA's Envision mission seeks to uncover its climate, history, and possibly its past habitability.