A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.

Where do meteorites of different type come from? In a review paper, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid ...

The rings of Saturn will temporarily “disappear” this weekend, though most stargazers will be unlikely to see it. The rings are not actually going away, but will be imperceptible ...

Once its rings vanish from sight in March 2025, Saturn will look like a pale yellow sphere through most telescopes.

"We can see, for the first time, rings of dust surrounding protoplanets made visible by the bright starlight reflecting off ...

Saturn now leads the solar system with 274 known moons. Scientists say many moons formed from past collisions.

Out past Neptune are countless small icy and rocky bodies called Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), and many of these have moons ...

The DESI experiment shocked cosmologists with a hint that dark energy varies over time. Now, with more data, the conclusions hold up.

In the realm of science fiction, Dyson spheres and ringworlds have been staples for decades. But it is well known that the ...

ESPN journalist Mina Kimes joked about Bill Belichick and girlfriend Jordon Hudson's age-gap after they shared recent photos ...

Pictures may enliven us, but other data, such as information about magnetic fields, add a huge amount to our understanding of ...

Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons around Saturn, making it the planet with the most moons with 274.The International ...