Mar. 11, 2025 — A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in ...

After decades of searching, astronomers have uncovered some of the strongest evidence yet of exoplanets orbiting ...

The solar system is a region of space, and all of the objects contained within which are gravitationally bound to the sun. This means all the planets and moons, all of the asteroids and comets ...

Planets in the solar system. Credit: NASA and ESA / CC BY-SA 4.0 A rare celestial event will unfold on the evening of Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, when seven planets line up in the night sky in a phenomenon ...

The team's research indicates the Solar System's passage through the Orion region occurred between approximately 18.2 and 11.5 million years ago, with the most likely time between 14.8 and 12.4 ...

Sky watchers could witness a breathtaking celestial spectacle on February 28, with reports claiming that all the planets in our solar system will align. This event marks the final occurrence of an ...

The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision ...

People look up to the sky from an observatory near the village of Avren, Bulgaria, Aug. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] NEW ...

The team's research indicates the solar system's passage through the Orion region occurred between approximately 18.2 and 11.5 million years ago, with the most likely time between 14.8 and 12.4 ...

The SPHEREx telescope will create the most colorful map of the cosmos, while the four satellites of the PUNCH mission track ...

It's like watching a solar system being built before our very eyes." The new research also presents additional evidence supporting a third planet around the stars, putatively named PDS 70d. A 2024 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Seven planets grace the sky at the end of February in what’s known as a planetary parade, though some will be difficult to spot with the naked eye. WATCH: South Americans ...