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In 1949, famed mathematician and physicist John von Neumann delivered a series of addresses at the University of Illinois, ...

Something strange is moving through our solar system — and it’s making headlines everywhere. The mysterious object, known as ...

A series of three powerful flares and associated explosions of solar material out across the Solar System have set Earth ...

Nearly a century after Pluto’s discovery, astronomers are still hunting for mysterious planets beyond Neptune - including a ...

Learn how exoplanets are discovered, what makes planets beyond our solar system unique, and how they drive the ongoing search ...

In a new book, NASA astrobiologist Caleb Scharf says the fate of life on Earth may hinge on leaving our planet behind ...

Voyager 1, NASA's farthest man-made object, launched in 1977, continues to explore interstellar space, sending back valuable ...

A nearby star has just been caught throwing a tantrum – and it could rewrite what we know about the potential for life in the ...