The Hubble Space Telescope time-lapse captured footage of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Credit: SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, ...

A stellar occultation this month gave scientists an opportunity to scrutinize the seventh planet from the Sun.

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In celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope's 35 years in Earth orbit, NASA is releasing an assortment of compelling images ...

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Capitals General Manager Chris Patrick is part of the fourth generation of Patricks that has dominated the sport.

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Astronomers have discovered one of the least habitable planets ever. This tiny world is being melted by its host star, ...

MIT astronomers estimate a planet 140 light-years from Earth may disintegrate fully within the next 1 to 2 million years.