From dazzling Jupiter high in the evening sky to elusive Mercury low at sunset, February 2026 offers one of the year's best ...

"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Telescopes helped researchers track the planet. Britta Pedersen/dpa A free-floating planet drifting through space is being closely ...

Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter will appear together shortly after sunset on Feb. 28 — but is this the "planet parade" we've been waiting for?

Stargazers can see six planets all in one evening during the second month of the year, especially Mercury, which is usually ...

Scientists have recently focused their telescopes on a mysterious planet drifting through space, a discovery that has captured the imagination of astronomers worldwide. This Jupiter-like wanderer, ...

Scientists have shown that the building blocks of proteins can form naturally in deep space. This means the raw ingredients for life may exist long before planets are formed.

Cold cosmic dust grains can link amino acids into protein‑like chains in deep space, suggesting life’s chemistry may begin ...

The planets have been nicknamed Earth's seven sisters. — -- An international team of astronomers has discovered seven potentially habitable exoplanets — or planets outside our solar system — that ...

A faint signal from old telescope data is causing a stir in astronomy: a planet barely larger than Earth, with an almost ...

Scientists have spotted a “rogue” planet floating on its own through space. Most of the planets we know are found orbiting as part of a star system, with one or more suns, just like our Earth and the ...