Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...

For the better part of a century, we believed there were nine planets in our solar system, with Pluto being the farthest from the sun. Since the discovery of more Pluto-sized dwarf planets, that ...

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 ...

"We can see, for the first time, rings of dust surrounding protoplanets made visible by the bright starlight reflecting off ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in ...

The solar system is a region of space, and all of the objects contained within which are gravitationally bound to the sun. This means all the planets and moons, all of the asteroids and comets ...

Billboard has published its World Albums chart for the week ending on March 8! Stray Kids’ special album “合 (HOP)” held onto its spot at No. 2 in its 11th consecutive week on the World ...

That same cloud gave rise to our entire solar system, including our star, the sun. Keep reading to learn more about Earth's different layers, its atmosphere, and what makes the "blue planet" unique.

Tired of chore charts that assume all kids develop at the same rate? Yeah, me too. Scroll down to get the PDF and print it–or put your email address in the form and we’ll send it to your inbox for ...

In other words, if scientists can show that Earth's core contains a lot of helium-3, it will strongly suggest that the planet formed quickly, settling a long-standing debate about the birth of the ...

Tonight, stargazers are in for a spectacular sight as all seven planets of our solar system align in the night sky, creating a stunning "planetary parade." This rare celestial event occurs when ...