"There really is something very different about how these giant planets form versus how small planets like Earth form." ...

Four small, newly discovered worlds are less than six light-years away from Earth, and their discovery reinforces a ...

A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new study.

A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system ...

Life is tenacious and the universe is vast, so some are confident that extraterrestrial life is hiding out there. These ...

Planets change orbit shape around Neptune’s size. Metal-rich stars help giant planets form. Eccentric orbits suggest chaotic planet formation.

Studying the orbits of thousands of exoplanets shows that large planets tend to have elliptical orbits, while smaller planets tend to have more circular orbits. This split coincides with several other ...

An eye and orbit ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves to measure and produce detailed images of your eye and eye orbit (the socket in your skull that holds your eye). An eye and orbit ...

One is 69 percent the mass of the sun and the other only 20 percent. Kepler-16b orbits around both stars every 229 days, similar to Venus’ 225-day orbit, but lies outside the system’s habitable zone, ...

The United States Space Force released a rare photo of its secretive X-37B space plane in orbit. The image, shared on X by the agency, is the first-ever image that has been shown to the public ...