A new three-way bond-breaking and making mechanism makes the synthesis of five-membered rings easier than before.

New Scientist. In each episode, hosts Leah Crane and Chelsea Whyte explore what would happen if they were given cosmic powers to rearrange the universe. They speak with astronomers, cosmologists and ...

Do you know which planet could float in a giant bathtub? Discover the science behind its low density, its hundreds of moons, ...

Look toward the southwestern horizon at sunset on Jan. 22 to witness the slender crescent moon cozy up to the gas giant ...

Planetary rings explained: composition, formation theories, and a comparison of Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune’s rings.

Through new experiments, researchers in Japan and Germany have recreated the chemical conditions found in the subsurface ...

New NASA supercomputer simulations show that Saturn's rings may have been formed by a 'massive collision' of icy moons.

Something strange happened that made scientists question the influence of companion star Siwarha on Betelgeuse's surrounding gas. Observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and other ground-based ...

The upcoming year will offer a blood-red moon, spectacular meteor showers and the first glimpse of the sun’s corona since ...

Specks of dust from Saturn’s rings appear to float much farther above and below the planet than scientists thought possible, suggesting the rings are more like a giant dusty doughnut. The main ...

If you head into your backyard this weekend and set up your telescope, the giant planet Saturn will be there for you to see. “Saturn is a spectacular object to look at,” said Damian Peach, an English ...