From lazy ripples to towering breakers, the mechanics of ocean waves should vary widely from one planet to another, according ...

It’s often said—we said it again ourselves just last week, in fact—that our own Solar System isn’t as typical as scientists once imagined. We’ve got four small, close-in, rocky planets (Mercury ...

Studying the orbits of thousands of exoplanets shows that large planets tend to have elliptical orbits, while smaller planets tend to have more circular orbits. This split coincides with several other ...

WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - The James Webb Space Telescope has observed two large planets at different stages of infancy - one with an atmosphere brimming with dusty clouds and the other encircled ...

io9 is proud to present fiction from Lightspeed Magazine. Once a month, we feature a story from Lightspeed’s current issue. This month’s selection is “Death Echoes Overlapping” by Megan Chee. Enjoy!

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You may want to make some time this weekend to get outside and look up at the sky. Georgians may be able to see the alignment of ...

ATLANTA — On most clear nights, you can catch a view of one or two planets in the night sky. Friday evening, seven planets will be aligned, briefly visible from Earth's perspective. Although the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An artist's rendition of the sun-like star YSES-1 in the center, in this handout image obtained by Reuters By Will Dunham ...