Florida Tech astrophysicist Howard Chen is offering new insights to help aid NASA's search for life beyond Earth. His latest theoretical work investigates the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system, one of the ...

The formation of Mercury remains an unsolved mystery. The planet closest to the sun has a disproportionately large metallic core—accounting for about 70% of its mass—and a relatively small rocky ...

New simulations suggest that a grazing "hit and run" collision between a young Mercury and a similarly sized protoplanet may have resulted in its unusual composition. | Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins ...

When we think of Earth as the cradle of life, it’s easy to imagine a gentle process that led to oceans, air, and fertile ground. But new research suggests that our planet’s habitability may actually ...

The early years of our solar system were a period of unimaginable chaos and violence, a gravitational free-for-all where colliding planetary embryos competed for survival. In this tumultuous ...

Estimating things that exist is generally easy, but when it comes to estimating things that do not exist, it’s more difficult. This is something physicists from Poland and the UK are well aware of. To ...

A stunning snapshot in time. The Artemis II crew captured this breathtaking photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Nasa.gov The galaxy arcing above you on a dark summer night may be pointing in an ...