The Sun is putting on quite a show right now. Earth-facing sunspot region 4366 has been erupting almost non-stop since it emerged on January 30, producing six X-class solar flares so far.
A newly identified Earth-sized exoplanet with a year-long orbit may lie near its star’s habitable zone, but extreme cold could limit its chances of hosting liquid water.
A new candidate for a planet similar to but slightly larger than Earth could be about 146 light-years away. However, one unique characteristic of the candidate planet HD 137010b, which revolves around ...