There’s a terminator in our midst. Squinting through a telescope, I see it. The fuzzy line (in non-astro speak) where the ...

Astronomers measure a star’s brightness using the apparent magnitude system, where lower values indicate brighter stars.

Have you ever looked at the beach and wondered how many grains of sand there are? That can be mind-boggling to think about.

This discovery casts doubt on existing planet formation models, suggesting that more research is needed to understand how planets gather materials and elements during t... Scientists from the ...

Today: Saturn is just to the lower left of the very bright Venus, two and a half fists held upright and at arm’s length above due southwest at 6 p.m. And this is just the start of Solar System ...

Alpha measures a manager's skill in adding value ... Don't worry too much about calculating beta; it can be found published on, say, a Yahoo! Finance stock summary page or fund literature.

INDIANA, USA — Look up in mid-January just after sunset and you'll see a six-planet alignment: Four with your naked eye and two with a telescope. It's a six-planet parade! Tap HERE to track clouds for ...

A 27-year-old man who appeared to be homeless was discovered dead inside Central Park amid freezing temperatures Wednesday evening, police said. The man was found unconscious and unresponsive at ...

Scientists studying data from the Alpha Centauri star system on Wednesday ... According to an analysis from Scientific American, the discovery of this planet might help provide a better ...

Alpha Centauri is all about colonizing a world, growing an empire, and competing and cooperating as you see fit with other factions vying for power. The twist? Set on a distant planet in the ...

These unexpected differences challenge current theories of disk evolution and planet formation. Just like a potter's wheel is used to shape clay into various forms, a circumstellar disk provides ...