Looking up into the night sky, it can be difficult to comprehend the vastness of the space that surrounds the Earth – and the impressive size of the various stellar and planetary bodies on display.

Pouring rain didn't dampen the spirits Saturday of about 100 people who gathered to witness the unveiling of a scale-model solar system at the McCarthy Observatory in New Milford. The centerpiece is ...

An animation posted to Twitter has shocked social media users by showing the impressive size of Jupiter and just how rapidly the solar system's largest planet rotates. The animation posted by ...

Our galaxy may have acquired some new real estate. NASA has discovered an Earth-size planet orbiting around a faraway star — and it could be habitable. Dubbed TOI 700 e, the exoplanet is the fourth ...

Scientists have discovered a planet ten times the size of Jupiter orbiting two stars, scrapping previous understandings over where a planet could exist. The findings were detailed in a new study ...

Artist's rendition of Mars with Earth-like surface water. We have a fleet of robots seeking out habitability on Mars, but is the planet too small for life in the first place? A new study suggests that ...