Out past Neptune are countless small icy and rocky bodies called Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), and many of these have moons ...

An international team of astronomers reports the detection of two new brown dwarfs orbiting distant stars using NASA's ...

Plus: Observe two stunning spirals, see Venus reappear as a morning star, and enjoy the Last Quarter Moon in the sky this ...

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

But instead of circling their stars at separations comparable to the Jupiter-Sun distance, four of them had orbits far smaller than Mercury’s, and none came close to the size of Jupiter’s.

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

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.

New findings from the ALMA telescope have revealed that planets are born in much smaller protoplanetary disks than ...

The smallest disk identified, meanwhile, stretched to just 0.6 AU – closer to the star than the Earth is to the Sun.

Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...

Pollard A quartet of Earth-like worlds, each about 20% to 30% the size of our planet, circle one of our closest ... Barnard's ...

With Palm Beach County's 45-mile Atlantic shoreline, there are lots of beautiful beaches. Here is a guide to local points of ...