Scientists from UNSW Sydney have located a potential new exoplanet—a planet that orbits a star outside of our solar ...

For decades, scientists have puzzled over traces of primordial helium—a rare isotope known as ³He—escaping from volcanic ...

An alignment of seven planets will appear, whether by the naked eye or with the use of a telescope, this month in the U.S. Here's how to spot it.

Dr. Jane Huang's research on planet formation in harsh environments, particularly within the Sigma Orionis cluster, offers surprising insights into the universality of planet formation. In a recent ...

A new study claims that a mineral found in Mars' dust called ferrihydrite, which forms in the presence of cool water, is ...

The planetary parade is back as astronomers and stargazers look to the sky in what could be a dazzling display. When can you watch it? What to know ...

Planet formation around low-mass stars may be suffering from Peter Pan syndrome. While previous observations and models have suggested that a disk of planetary building blocks should be 'fully ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this week as a planetary parade is set to take place - just a month after the last planetary ...

Ferrihydrite, a water-rich iron mineral, plays an important role in giving the red planet its signature hue, according to the study.

"We described them as 'never growing up' because they have maintained their primordial disk long after the expected time frame for primordial disks to have dissipated." Planet formation around low ...

The planetary parade — what appears to be a straight-line formation of several planets ... you can spot at least one bright planet in the sky, and lineups of four or five planets, seen by ...