NASA's legendary Kepler telescope retires after finding thousands of worlds

NASA's legendary Kepler space telescope has retired after running out of fuel needed for further science operations, bringing an end to a prolific nine-and-a-half year mission in which it......

'Iceball' planet about the same mass as Earth found

Scientists have discovered a new, frozen planet that has the same mass as that of Earth and is located 13,000 light-years away. The finding may help understand the types of planetary systems that......

Planet 9 could DESTROY solar system in terrifying cosmic death dance

The solar system may be thrown into disaster when the Sun dies if the mysterious 'Planet Nine' exists, according to new research. Dimitri Veras from the University of Warwick in the UK has......

Earth part of Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy

Remember preening over all that stuff about how we earthlings were part of this magnificent galaxy called the Milky Way? Brace yourself for a shock, bring out those handkerchiefs while wailing......