In the bigger picture, "down" could be defined as being below the plane of the solar system, which is known as the ecliptic.

TrustPoint, a Virginia-based startup developing a network of navigation satellites in low Earth orbit, said it has successfully transmitted time and tracking signals from a ground station to a ...

Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward introduced a bill Wednesday to redirect state tax dollars away from buying down property tax ...

Captured in the heart of the Dolomites, Italy, this towering rock formation is a dream for climbers and nature lovers.

Discovered by volunteer scientists, this alien planet is out of synch with its siblings ...

Telsa CEO Elon Musk said humanoid robots will replace surgeons within three years, adding, "Attending medical school is meaningless." Musk made these remarks on the 8th while explaining his vision for ...

The star system V1298 Tau reveals that many planets begin as large, low-density worlds that slowly shrink and shed their ...

Polarstern is being built for the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI).The new ...

Most planetary systems contain worlds larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and the low-density planets around one ...

3I/ATLAS has now made its closest approach to the sun and Earth and is now heading back out toward the outer solar system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The mystifying invader 3I/ATLAS, a comet that had been capturing the attention of expert and amateur astronomers alike, passed Earth early Friday morning, making its closest approach to our planet as ...

Earth may owe some of its properties to a nearby star that blew up just as the solar system was forming. This pattern, which saw a supernova bubble envelop the sun and shower it with cosmic rays, may ...