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A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.

Astronomers have captured direct images of exoplanets in a star system 130 light years away, providing clues on gas giant ...

NASA’s James Webb Telescope captured direct images of gas giants in HR 8799, revealing their carbon dioxide-rich atmospheres.

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The relative quantities of volatile gases like methane and ethane can reveal key details about distant Kuiper Belt objects.

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Astronomers stunned to find Saturn has 128 more moons in rare discovery - The sixth planet from the Sun now has a grand total ...

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Saturn now leads the solar system with 274 known moons. Scientists say many moons formed from past collisions.

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