The solar system consists of our star, the sun, and everything bound to it by gravity: the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, ...

Astronomers have detected a promising sign of a ninth planet lurking at the the farthest reaches of the Solar System.

Pluto was discovered in 1930 in Arizona, but in 2006 scientists decided to cut Pluto from the planetary line up. Here is why ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have directly detected the faint glow of a planet that’s colder than any ...

The Solar System consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity; the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, along with dwarf planets like ...

In 2020, astronomers detected WD 1856+534 b, a gas giant that orbits a star 81 light-years from Earth. This exoplanet, which ...

Material that doesn't become a planet may be flung outward, beyond a growing star's gravitational influence. In our own Solar System ... as Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams, which show that most ...

Artistic impression of the proposed Planet Nine in distant orbit of the Sun. Credit: Tom Ruen. The Solar System consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity; the planets ...

In this illustration, WD 1856 b, a potential Jupiter-size planet, orbits its much smaller host star, a dim white dwarf ... evidence of life beyond the Solar System. Emission spectra from these ...

They reveal a whole new level of detail in these planet-forming systems. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every ...

"It's like trying to spot a fish by looking for ripples in a pond, rather than trying to see the fish itself." ...