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Grace Carr A solar observatory in New Mexico mysteriously closed for 10 days prompting speculation that there might have been some sort of threat, even extraterrestrial, but evidence reveals that a janitor allegedly downloading child pornography was the r

The planet hunter has detected a "super-Earth" and a "hot Earth" less than 60 light years away.

New observations have revealed a planet in orbit of 40 Eridani A -- our very own real-life Vulcan. The presence of pointy-eared aliens with green blood is not yet confirmed. The post Astronomers Find Exoplanet In the Same Place as Star Trek's Vulcan a

TESS's first exoplanet is twice Earth's size and may have lots of water.

NASA's newest planet hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), is now providing valuable data to help scientists discover and study exciting new exoplanets, or planets beyond our solar system. Part of the data from TESS' initial sc

A new NASA-led study shows that Proxima b could support the existence of an ocean on its dayside, which means it could still be habitable. The post The Closest Planet Ever Discovered Outside the Solar System Could be Habitable With a Dayside Ocean appeare

The organization that runs the facility said it was closed because a suspect in a criminal investigation in the area posed a threat, but offered no more details.

Until the FBI can explain why they swooped in on a Blackhawk helicopter and shut down both the observatory and the local post office, endless conspiracy theories will continue to emerge

“There’s no mercury incident. That’s a completely different set of protocols that would not have involved them locking all the doors,” McAteer said. “We have a very regular maintenance routine. There is no cause for concern there.” There's been no word whether, or if, evacuations will be lifted.

Solar facility was swooped on by FBI in helicopters who evacuated it and nothing has been heard since

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) swooped into a New Mexico town unannounced and shut down an observatory last week, and to this day no one knows why. So of course, conspiracy theorists have concluded that it has something to do with aliens. As Th

An estimated 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic are floating in the waters between California and Hawaii

Astronomers are poring over the candidates from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite to confirm how many are bona fide planets.

We're all probably trapped in a "Matrix"-like pseudo existence, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said early Friday (Sept. 7) during a long, wide-ranging and very entertaining appearance on comedian Joe Rogan's podcast.

In July, NASA placed the spacecraft, with 2,650 confirmed planets, in a hibernation-like state in preparation to download the science data collected in its latest observation campaign.

A new exoplanet nearly twice as big as the Earth was discovered in the constellation of Virgo, some 145 light-years away from us.The exoplanet, named Wolf 503b, was detected when a team of researchers hailing from Canada, America, and Germany analyzed the

The areas in the airport that are the most germ-covered aren't the ones you're probably thinking of.

A leak on board the International Space Station could not have been caused by any member of the international crew, according to a Russian space industry expert.

An earth clone, one with some land and a shallow ocean, may not be necessary for alien life to survive. Here's how water worlds covered in deep oceans could be able to keep their climate stable and support life.

Here's how to see three naked-eye planets visible in September's night sky.