Stars have long inspired curiosity among observers, but our understanding of their birth and the creation of planets around ...

Using two infrared space telescopes and a 23-year gap, scientists may have spotted a mysterious, slow-moving object beyond ...

If the object really is Planet Nine, it would be larger than Neptune and exist 700 times further from the sun than Earth.

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

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

Astronomers have captured the sharpest, most detailed images yet of young solar systems where planets are just beginning to ...

From coin flips to river levels to the placement of freckles, many events appear random at first glance—but dig a little deeper, and limits to the chaos start to emerge. Mathematician Michel Talagrand ...

Eclipses don’t just happen on Earth — they occur all across the solar system. But the objects that block the sun on other ...

Star Wars: The Acolyte: Wayseeker will be released May 6 from Random House Worlds. The book is written by Justina Ireland and features a joint mission by two prominent Acolyte characters, Vernestra ...

Earth" planets may exist on wider orbits than previously thought — and this implies these rocky, or "terrestrial," worlds are far more common than was suspected. Super-Earths, in short, are planets ...

Last week, a team of scientists claimed to have discovered possible signs of life on a nearby planet. in fact, their evidence ...

While the Webb Telescope watched exoplanet K2‑18b glide across its parent star, sulfur‑bearing gases appeared in the planet’s ...