As the planet orbits, material from its surface is being stripped away and evaporating, creating a huge tail of debris behind it — similar to what happens to comets when they come close to the sun.

This illustration shows an exoplanet orbiting around two brown dwarfs –– objects bigger than gas-giant planets but too small to be proper stars. ESO/M. Kornmesser Astronomers have discovered a ...

Scientists are building a 'beyond state-of-the-art' digital model of near-Earth space to improve forecasting of solar storms and their effects on infrastructure.

What to know about asteroid with small chance of hitting Earth in 2032 Seven planets are aligning in the night sky this week, creating a brief chance to see a "planetary parade." Worldwide, the ...

Personal photo wall decor will elevate your living space to an all-new level and you can accomplish it without needing a ...

Charleston-based artist Beeple, forever changed the art world when his digital artwork sold as an NFT for $69.3 million in March 2021.

Finally, one special instrument on the ISS is called the Sally Ride EarthKAM, named after iconic American astronaut Sally Ride. The instrument takes publicly available images of Earth, and the data is ...

A total of more than 5,600 alien worlds have been confirmed through various methods. For more sublime space images, check out our Space Photo of the Week archives.

From Earth Art to Extreme Weather: The Home Planet as Seen From Space in 2022, Part 1 Compelling Images captured from orbit revealed our planet in all its beauty and fury during the year just gone by.

Over the past decade or so, astronomers have speculated about the characteristics of rogue planets in the Milky Way galaxy. These "free-floating" worlds don't orbit stars, but instead roam the ...

Still, "Fierce Planets" is the star in this museum galaxy with its celestial quilt-filled galleries. The show was curated by Studio Art Quilt Associates of Hebron, Connecticut.

Aurora Frontier P-8 art teacher Thad McAuley's drawing is currently orbiting Earth in the International Space Station after he won an international art contest.