In principle, discovering new exoplanets is pretty easy. Simply measure the brightness of a star over time, and when a planet passes in front of the star, the brightness will dim slightly. The more ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Some would say it is a rare astronomical event for the next few evenings. And it could be even more enticing for folks in the Rochester area, as the weather will cooperate on Sunday ...

Spectacular clouds swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These clouds contain water, just like Earth's, but are much denser on the gas giant—so thick that no spacecraft has been able to measure exactly ...