A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system ...

A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new study.

The finding points toward two different pathways by which large and small planets form ... Scientists think that planets form ...

Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...

That red-tinted iron oxide disintegrated into dust and spread across the planet on wind currents for billions of years—as it continues doing today. However, different environmental conditions ...

Planet demographics reveal a puzzling lack of worlds in a certain size range throughout the galaxy F or centuries our solar ...

A quirk of planetary positions will make Saturn's 200,000-mile-around rings disappear for one night on March 23. Plan ahead, ...

In this article, learn about the possible causes for pupils of different sizes, as well as when to see a doctor. If a person’s pupils suddenly change size, it is best to seek medical attention.

In research highlighted in a new paper, published today in The Astrophysical Journal, Scientia Senior Lecturer Ben Montet and PhD candidate Brendan McKee analysed changes in the timing of a known ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have peered into the atmosphere of a cosmic body that could be a ...