New research suggests that the planets in the Solar System may be acting as pacifiers for the Sun, subduing its activity. A ...

It’s been just over 48 years since Voyager 1 was launched on September 5, 1977 from Cape Canaveral, originally to study our Solar System’s planets. Voyager 1 would explore Jupiter and ...

Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of "steam worlds"—exoplanets known as sub-Neptunes that are rich in water but orbit ...

There exists a very special class of planets in the universe—ultra-short period planets. They are like "mysterious visitors" from interstellar space, challenging traditional understanding with their ...

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Three celestial bodies are preparing to meet up for one night in September in a cosmic conjunction that should be widely visible in the sky.

A team led by the Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets at the University of Montreal publishes the most precise study to date of the planetary system around the star LP 98-59. This ...

Do we know what space actually smells like? And what about other planets, moons, and celestial bodies? Here's what the ...

The long-standing idea of planets forming in perfectly flat, orderly discs has been challenged by new research. Instead of ...

Scientists studying the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e may have found hints of an atmosphere. If confirmed, it could be an ...

University of Virginia astronomy undergraduates focus on the shadows of asteroids and dwarf planets for their Earth-bound observations.

The earliest astronomers were careful observers of patterns.