WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Astronomers have spotted a small rocky planet that orbits perilously close to its host star ...

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. It's about 11 times wider than Earth with an equatorial diameter of 88,846 ...

A planet 140 light-years from Earth is rapidly coming apart due to its close proximity to its star. The roasting planet is effectively evaporating away: It sheds an enormous amount of surface minerals ...

Astronomers have spotted a small rocky planet that orbits perilously close to its host star disintegrating as its surface is ...

Learn why the planet, BD+05 4868 Ab, is only the fourth such discovered and will disappear in one to two million years.

Scientists have discovered a planet that is literally falling apart as it orbits its star. Located about 140 light-years from ...

A giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in California, the General Sherman is 52,500 feet in volume and is more than ...

The moon, Venus and Saturn are expected to briefly align into a rare formation resembling a “smiley face” this week, Nasa has said. Skygazers may observe the two planets and the crescent moon align ...

"The extent of the tail is gargantuan, stretching up to 9 million kilometers [5.6 million miles] long," said MIT astronomer Marc Hon.

Venus and Saturn will align with a crescent moon to create the illusion of a smiley face in the sky on the morning of April ...

Today is Earth Day, marking the 56th observance of an unofficial holiday designed to mobilize people and protect the planet. And while organizers claim that more than 1 billion people annually partake ...