Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern ...

Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Saturn will align in February Mercury and Saturn will appear closest on February 24 Best viewing is at dusk with a clear west-southwest horizon ...

largely focusing on the effects of injecting 100 million to 400 million tons into Earth’s atmosphere. The results showed dramatic disruptions in our planet’s atmospheric chemistry and climate ...

The planet, if it is indeed a planet, is one of the most massive ever detected around a small star. One of the largest exoplanets to be found orbiting a relatively low-mass star has been ...

For now, it’s heading away from Earth and its next close pass won’t come until 2028. In the unlikely event that YR4 were to be on a collision course with our planet, one option would be to ...

To improve data storage, researchers are perfecting 3D NAND flash memory, which stacks cells to maximize space. Researchers have discovered a faster, more efficient way to etch deep holes in 3D NAND ...

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Scientists found an intriguing world in our galaxy. They confirmed the existence of a rocky planet, called a "super-Earth," that's some six times as massive as Earth. While the world HD 20794 d is ...

they should be able to determine whether it will hit or miss the planet, he told The Associated Press. “If we don’t find that detection, the impact probability will just move slowly as we add more ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. An asteroid, called 2024 YR4, has a one in 83 chance of hitting earth within the next decade, according to astronomers. The asteroid is estimated to be 58 metres ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...