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

Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.

New research suggests that Earth’s orbital variations—the slow changes in its tilt, axial precession, and shape of its ...

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Faint signatures detected by the Canada France Hawaii Telescope have revealed 128 new moons around Saturn, making it the ...

An international team led by researchers in Japan and Europe has discovered a new multi-planet system around a Sun-like star, ...

Once its rings vanish from sight in March 2025, Saturn will look like a pale yellow sphere through most telescopes.

United States Space Force's X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle returned to Earth yesterday (March 7) following its seventh mission to ...

The X-37B spaceplane touched down on Runway 12 at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 11:22 pm local time Thursday (2 ...

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

A new world has just been found orbiting a Sun-like star only 20 light-years away, and it could be one of the most promising ...