A scientist, inescapably, takes on the role of the educator. It is his place in society to educate others, directly, indirectly or any combination of the two. With that in mind, here's the first of ...

Astronomers have found water vapor in the atmosphere of a planet about four times bigger than Earth in the constellation Cygnus, which is about 124 light-years from our home planet. In the quest to ...

Tidal heating is caused by any mode in the system which can accept energy from tidal forces and dissipate it to heat. The solid tides of the planet are one, but so are sloshing modes in the ocean ...

Astronomers have found water vapor in the atmosphere of a planet about four times bigger than Earth, in the constellation Cygnus about 124 light years - or nearly 729 trillion miles - from our home ...