Astronomers have observed a planet that in some ways behaves more like a star — including a massive growth spurt unlike anything witnessed before in a free-floating planet. The rogue planet, which ...

Astronomers have identified an enormous "growth spurt" in a so-called rogue planet. Unlike the planets in our solar system, these objects do not orbit stars, free-floating on their own instead. The ...

A baby world just drifting through space without a star to call home has been caught in a record-smashing feeding frenzy. Not only is this the highest growth rate ever recorded for a planetary-mass ...

We want to make a board game. It must, of course, teach the world about economics. It must be fun. It'd be nice if it sold lots of copies! How hard could that be!? (Monopoly and Catan are hugely ...

The Smithsonian Institute’s museums, research centers, and the National Zoo remain open this week despite the government shutdown that started at midnight Oct. 1. The Smithsonian, a federal government ...

TOWN OF FARMINGTON, Wis. — The Shalom Wildlife Zoo in Washington County is facing a legal battle with some of its neighbors, and the community is fired up. TMJ4 News received dozens of emails, ...

Paignton Zoo is on the market, its owner the charity Wild Planet Trust has confirmed. No guide price has been released, but a spokesperson confirmed the 85-acre (34-hectare) estate - home to more than ...

Scientists have shown that Earth’s basic chemistry solidified within just three million years of the Solar System’s formation. Initially, the planet was barren and inhospitable, missing water and ...

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