The star came closer than the closest-known star to Sun.
The system is the youngest of its kind to be observed and astronomers hope it can explain multiple star systems in great detail.
Bacteria living in sediments below ocean floor have not evolved for 2.3 billion years.
A new study shows that two important space activities perpetuated by M dwarfs, tidal force and stellar activity, can turn Neptune-like planets into Earth-like planets.
A photo shows a human-like shadow next to NASA's Curiosity Mars rover.
The system has five planets orbiting a star 25 percent smaller than the Sun.
Radar images from NASA show the asteroid 2004 BL86 flying past with an orbiting moon.
A new planet discovered has rings so massive that it can eclipse the system's star.
Astronomers across the world are now glued to identifying the source behind the unusual radio burst that is said to have happened 5.5 billion light years.
At least a couple of new planets larger than Earth might be present in our solar system beyond Pluto, orbiting sun, according to a new analysis.
A study from MIT claims that meteorites were by-products of planet formation and were not the building blocks.
A new study has shown that volcanic activity may have helped warming rates level off over the last 15 years.
A new study from NASA shows tropical forests absorb more carbon dioxide than previously thought.
Scientists have discovered 8 new exoplanets, which are planets that orbit stars other than our sun, and two of these are the most similar to Earth of any planet found in deep space.
A new study has shown what the planet's surface could have been in during its early history.
