The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...

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

The upcoming partial solar eclipse on March 29 is the perfect time to watch the moon hide and then reveal dark patches on the ...

A team of researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover new details about SIMP 0136, a free-floating planet in ...

Researchers can see celestial snapshots with the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful ever launched, of the star ...

Astronomers have captured direct images of exoplanets in a star system 130 light years away, providing clues on gas giant ...

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

The SPHEREx telescope will create the most colorful map of the cosmos, while the four satellites of the PUNCH mission track ...

That same cloud gave rise to our entire solar system, including our star, the sun. Keep reading to learn more about Earth's different layers, its atmosphere, and what makes the "blue planet" unique.

Dr Dan Brown, an astronomy expert here at Nottingham Trent University, explained to The Sun: "All planets including Earth move in more or less the same plane in our solar system. "So that from ...

Planets in the solar system. Credit: NASA and ESA / CC BY-SA 4.0 A rare celestial event will unfold on the evening of Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, when seven planets line up in the night sky in a phenomenon ...

THURSDAY, PROBABLY NOT SO MUCH, BUT FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND. THINGS ARE LOOKING GOOD. TWO OF THE SEVEN PLANETS, THREE ARE EASILY FOUND AND WE’LL JUST TALK ABOUT THOSE REALLY QUICK. JUPITER IS ...