When you look at the solar system, you might notice that the planets' orbits are tilted, and oddities in the protoplanetary ...

Astronomers are investigating a strange class of exoplanets known as eccentric warm Jupiters — massive gas giants that orbit their stars in unexpected, elongated paths. Unlike their close-orbiting ...

When people picture space, they often imagine endless black emptiness dotted with planets and stars. But new research shows that the region surrounding our solar system is far from empty. Instead, it ...

There are ‘hot Jupiters’ that whirl closely around their stars, including the planet discovered 30 years ago, which is ...

Could a lonely planet wander aimlessly through the restless galaxy change the subtle dance of gravity within our solar system ...

For all the talk about life across the cosmos, Earth remains the only confirmed example. That single data point makes your ...

Our solar system is a smashing success. A new study suggests that from its earliest period — even before the last of its nebular gas had been consumed — Earth’s solar system and its planets looked ...

From lava worlds to gas giants, NASA says the variety of these worlds is staggering—and that signs of a further 8,000 distant ...

Witnessing a meteor, or \"shooting star,\" is a dazzling event caused by tiny space rocks burning up in Earth's atmosphere.

Every one of us is unique and important, but at the same time, we’re a microscopic part of something that’s beyond ...

Every one of us is unique and important, but at the same time, we’re a microscopic part of something that’s beyond ...

Astronomers have discovered a significant “growth spurt” in a rogue planet outside of our solar system. The free-floating planet is currently consuming gas and dust from its surroundings at a rate of ...