The Hubble Space Telescope time-lapse captured footage of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Credit: SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, ...
We all need some space sometimes—but it's harder to find than you might think. How far into our universe do we have to go to reach somewhere truly empty?
Astronomers are abuzz with the discovery of a rogue planet, 2MASS J05325346+0919037, which is set to pass within 0.05 ...
A new study has proposed the existence of Planet Y, an alternative Planet Nine candidate that is smaller and closer to Earth ...
The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has gathered significant scientific attention, and soon it will reach its closest point to ...
Could a lonely planet wander aimlessly through the restless galaxy change the subtle dance of gravity within our solar system ...
From lava worlds to gas giants, NASA says the variety of these worlds is staggering—and that signs of a further 8,000 distant ...
A low-density, puffy planet orbiting relatively far from a young star in a nearly perpendicular orbit. What's going on?
While its star projector leaves a lot to be desired, the Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector is a fantastic educational tool for kids, with its solar system model, complete with talking ...
There are a couple of ways that scientists can date planets, so which planets formed first in our solar system?
This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Are planets in the solar system that are closer to the Sun older than the ones further away? – Gavriel, age 10, Paducah, Kentucky A cloud of ...
This discovery was made by two of NASA’s most celebrated telescopes. This illustration provided by Dan Durda shows the exoplanet Kepler-1625b with a hypothesized moon. On Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, two ...