The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...

The relative quantities of volatile gases like methane and ethane can reveal key details about distant Kuiper Belt objects.

All planets are made of gas, ice, rock and metal, and models of how planets form usually assume that these materials don't ...

The two exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system, orbit a star called TOI-1453, which is slightly cooler and ...

Our optical illusion personality test reveals hidden traits based on the alien planet that fascinates you most. Your choice ...

Astronomers are racing to protect the dark skies as private companies seek to place large advertisements in Earth orbit ...

Work from the DiSCo program (Discovering the Composition of Trans-Neptunian Objects) has uncovered the existence of three ...

A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.

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

The stars may not be aligning on Friday night, but seven planets in our solar system just may be. For weeks, outer space enthusiasts have been gearing up for a planetary alignment, or "planetary ...

Long-Sought Auroral Glow Finally Emerges Under Webb’s Powerful Gaze Neptune lies in the cold, dark reaches of the outer edges of our solar system, about 3 billion miles from the Sun, at the farthest ...