Does our Solar System have 9 planets or only 8? Astronomers have gone back and forth on that a lot, with Pluto now being classified as a dwarf planet. However, out beyond Neptune there could be ...

For decades, Pluto was celebrated as the ninth planet of our solar system. However, in 2006, the International Astronomical ...

Scientists have been unable to determine whether the dwarf planet’s organics were produced by its own chemical processes or ...

Wolf 359’s extreme radiation and frequent X-ray flares make life-sustaining atmospheres on nearby planets highly unlikely, ...

Explore the impact of stellar flares on the potential for alien life. Discover how higher levels of UV radiation can both ...

According to a recent YouGov poll, 35% of Americans think Pluto is not a planet. But they are all wrong—kind of. To get to ...

Five of the brightest planets will be visible to the naked eye. With help, you may even spot Uranus and Neptune.

If planets had social media accounts, the solar system would showcase a frenzy of unique personalities. Mercury tweets at ...

High-resolution spectroscopic observations have offered a deeper understanding of HD 206893 B, a brown dwarf orbiting the star HD 206893. The Keck Planet Imager and Characterizer (KPIC) was used by ...

The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...

(Web Desk): Scientists have discovered a planet 12 times larger than Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. In fact, compared to this planet, Jupiter seems like a dwarf planet. Even more ...

"With an orbital period of 570 days, it is a relatively cold gas giant planet," said Guðmundur Stefánsson of the University ...