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

Astronomers have discovered two exoplanets around TOI-1453, a star about 250 light years away. These two exoplanets, a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune, are common in the galaxy, yet are absent from our ...

Scientists using JWST have uncovered striking cloud formations and extreme heat contrasts on LTT 9779 b, a rare ultra-hot ...

Previously scientists determined that a Neptune-sized planet is in a very close orbit around the white dwarf – completing one revolution in less than three days. The researchers in this latest ...

The finding points toward two different pathways by which large and small planets form. "What we found is that right around the size of Neptune, planets go from being almost always on circular ...

Josh Dury’s pioneering image shows Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Venus, Neptune and Mercury, as well as Earth, in ‘great planetary parade’ ...

Stargazers in the U.S. can witness a rare "planetary parade" this Friday with Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune aligning in an arc. Best viewed just after sunset ...

Some people say that good things only happen ‘when the stars align’. Until that happens, the best the universe can offer is aligning planets, we’re afraid – but it’s still pretty exciting.

Uranus will appear in the Aries constellation, and Neptune will be in Pisces, Star Walk said. The display will only be visible for a few minutes after sunset, because the planets near the horizon ...

“Uranus and Neptune have been on the sky as well for a while, but those two require an experienced observer and at least binoculars.” Due to a cosmic coincidence, all these planets - and ...