Using clever light-detecting techniques, ExTrA searches red dwarf stars for planets that might support life. By studying tiny ...

At the end of February we will be able to see all of the planets all in a line in our Minnesota night sky! Here's when and ...

Does our Solar System have 9 planets or only 8? Astronomers have gone back and forth on that a lot, with Pluto now being classified as a dwarf planet. However, out beyond Neptune there could be ...

Today brings opportunities to stay open-minded and creative, while balancing work and financial goals. Find daily ...

When we join him next month, King will be freshly arrived from Norway, where he’s leading a Roads Scholar trip to see the Northern Lights. Minnesota Night Skies will be a monthly podcast for the ...

New research on meteorites may finally hold the answers to why Earth and Mars suffer from a mysterious absence of specific ...

Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom, recently developed a new spacecraft engine with impressive specifications. It far surpasses the capabilities of traditional chemical rocket engines, ...

Louisville could see the return of snowfall before Wednesday's aptly named full "Snow Moon" arrives in the skies above ...

On Wednesday, the night of the full moon, Indianapolis has a chance for snow beginning in the afternoon and into the evening. Exactly how much will fall remains uncertain, according to NWS, because of ...

How do you dust a star for prints? Scientists have the answer to this strange question: by reconstructing the magnetic field ...

The Universe is full of dust, and a striking new image from the Hubble Space Telescope highlights just how important it is.