A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three ...

When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a ...

The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper’s authors have dubbed ...

Material around Chiron, a small icy world in the far reaches of the solar system, may be taking shape into a ring system of ...

Study discovered that Chiron, a small icy world between Saturn and Uranus, is forming rings. This shows how small worlds ...

A passing star, or a stellar flyby, with the potential to pull Neptune out of its orbit by just 0.1%, could mean catastrophe for the entire solar system. But don’t worry — it won’t happen in our ...

“Overall, our findings challenge the conventional classification of Uranus and Neptune as ’ice giants’ and underscore the ...

Researchers rarely get a glimpse of an interstellar object up close like 3I-ATLAS, so they have jumped on the opportunity to learn about its composition, which can reveal how planet systems are made.

The James Webb Telescope captures the beginning of planetary formation around the young star HOPS-315 for the first time.

While its star projector leaves a lot to be desired, the Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector is a fantastic educational tool for kids, with its solar system model, complete with talking ...

A new study suggests yet another theory for a possible extra planet in our solar system, likely of a size between Mercury and ...