The final month of the year also features the longest nights of the year, and the extra hours of darkness will have astronomical events that people of all ages can enjoy without a telescope. The ...

Scientists have watched dust devils whip across Mars for decades, using orbiters and rovers that land on the planet. But the ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 – One of the largest planets ever detected orbits at an enormous distance around two stars with a combined mass up to 10 times greater than our sun, an extreme celestial family that ...

An iron-rich planet spotted in a nearby solar system could help scientists understand the mystery of how the planet Mercury formed in our own neighborhood. The newly-described planet is about 31 light ...

While a flurry of missions crowded around Mars this year, some lesser-explored parts of the solar system are about to get fresh eyes. But while all eyes were on Mars, other missions are embarking on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an attorney who writes about energy issues and our world. If 2020 was the year of the great energy disconnect, 2021 was the ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring the surface of Mars for evidence of ancient microbial life since 2021, but it’s ...