The newcomer replacing Pluto presently goes by “Planet Nine.” If and when it finally shows up, it will get the honor of a ...

Smaller gas giants are less likely to survive in such systems, surrounded by clashing planetary titans. With their lower ...

Earth" and a massive outer planet, revealing insights into extreme planetary evolution. An international research team, led ...

Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there.

Accessible to anyone the world over, witnessing the majesty of the solar system, including the Milky Way, and its billions of ...

A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.

The search for planets beyond our solar system has taken an exciting leap forward, thanks to advancements in space missions ...

The hunt for exoplanets began in earnest in the 1990s when the first confirmed discovery was made. Since then, astronomers ...

Earth spins as it orbits the Sun, and the solar system is orbiting the galactic center. So, if I go outside and look up, in ...

The Parker Solar Probe, partly designed by students and researchers in Colorado, survived its closest encounter with our sun, ...

New research sheds light on F-type stars. Could these hot and massive stars be the key to finding habitable planets and ...

Potentially habitable exoplanets are so incredibly common that astronomers have started to consider more unusual situations ...