While the poet Robert Frost wrote that “Some say the world will end in fire/ Some say in ice,” earthlings may take cold ...

For decades, astronomers have seen the "before" and "after" of this process — when a planet is orbiting very close to its ...

Scientists have discovered a new exoplanet orbiting a white dwarf star, offering fascinating insights into the possible fate ...

As the sun grows into a red giant, its outer layers will expand, potentially engulfing Earth in a fiery demise, as predicted ...

Astronomers have spotted the first rocky planet orbiting a white dwarf, providing a preview of what might be in store for Earth billions of years from now. This finding suggests that our planet might ...

Discover key updates from the world of science, including space radiation studies with mannequins, observations of a rocky ...

The first rocky planet ever spotted orbiting a burned out star called a white dwarf offers a glimpse of what may be in store ...

Astronomers spotted a potential Earth-size rocky world orbiting a white dwarf, suggesting a future in which our planet outlives its star.

A newly discovered Earth-size world orbiting a dead white dwarf star gives scientists a hint of what the solar system may look like in billions of years.

A team of astrophysicists from several institutions in Italy, working with a colleague in the U.S., has found that aliphatic ...

Astronomers comparing data taken by Dawn with models of Ceres on Earth determined that organics on its surface came from ...

The discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting a white dwarf shows a possible future for Earth billions of years from now.