Think we already know all the planets in our solar system? Surprise surprise! 🌌 A mysterious new object with an extreme, ...

The solar system is full of mysteries that continue to baffle even the brightest minds in astronomy. From unusual planetary orbits to strange cosmic phenomena, our understanding of how the solar ...

Astronomers have discovered a new exoplanet that may be habitable 35 light-years from Earth. Named L 98-59 f, it joins four ...

The astronomers observed hot minerals just beginning to solidify – the first specks of planet-forming material, the ...

Ever since the International Astronomical Union recognized Haumea and Makemake as dwarf planets in 2008, University of Maine ...

Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" world lying in the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research.

The planetary meet up between the two brightest planets in our solar system is known as the conjunction and takes place over ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming around a baby sun-like star. They reported Wednesday that it's an unprecedented snapshot of “time zero” when new worlds ...

The action is unfolding in a location comparable to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter containing the leftover building blocks of our solar system’s planets.

"We believe that continuing such activities will further expand our horizon in the field of planetary science." ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system.