At this time, the sun shines at such an angle to make it appear as if there is a gigantic 'V' and 'X' marking the barren ...

While overall Kepler-725c receives 1.4 times as much heat from its star as Earth does from the sun, this is just the average over the course of its orbit, and at times it is receiving less.

Though a Full Moon only occurs during the exact moment when Earth, Moon, and Sun form a perfect alignment, to our eyes, the Moon seems Full for around three days. RELATED: 20 things to see on the Moon ...

SCIENTISTS have stumbled across a new Super-Earth that orbits inside its star’s habitable zone with a new alien-hunting tool. Searching for Earth-like planets – and Earth-like life R… ...

More information: L. Sun et al, A temperate 10-Earth-mass exoplanet around the sun-like star Kepler-725, Nature Astronomy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41550-025-02565-z Provided by Chinese Academy of ...

Despite it's name, you shouldn't expect the mood to visually look pink or red in color as it rises above the horizon Wednesday night.

At aphelion, Earth’s distance from the sun is about 94.5 million miles. Six months later, at the start of January in the winter, Earth is at its closest point to the sun at 91.5 million miles.

Venturi Space has unveiled its latest moon rover, the Mona Luna. Sporting 'hyper-deformable' wheels, smart batteries and a battery management system also used in the Voxan Wattman, (aka the world ...

KUNMING -- For centuries, the question of whether life exists beyond Earth has intrigued humanity, and now a joint discovery by Chinese and German scientists may offer a significant clue.

A private lunar lander from Japan has fallen silent while descending to a touchdown on the moon. Flight controllers lost contact with the spacecraft Friday and were uncertain of its fate.