BepiColombo is slowly uncovering more and more fun facts about Mercury as it continues its preliminary mission. One of the ...

For sky watchers, another rare astronomical event is on the horizon. On February 28, 2026, six planetary alignment will dazzle the sky after sunset. The spectacular planetary parade consists ...

Although Mercury was geologically active in its early days, today its surface appears almost completely static. This is why ...

NASA bragged Tuesday that its Kepler Space Telescope had discovered the two smallest planets ever found orbiting a distant star, but a UA astronomer and colleagues may have discovered even smaller ...

Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, has captivated scientists due to its extreme temperatures, dense iron-rich core, magnetic field, and distinctive geological features. Recent research ...

Late last July, a University astrophysicist helped discover the smallest planet ever detected outside the solar system — without even seeing it. Using a planet-finding technique called "gravitational ...

TOI-6894 is now the smallest star known to host a transiting giant planet, with a radius 40% smaller than that of any previous such host. Prof. Jamila Chouquar, who was an astronomer at ULiege at the ...