The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact ...

Hot Jupiters were once cosmic oddities, but unraveling how they moved so close to their stars has remained a stubborn mystery ...

Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have observed a rare type of exoplanet, or planet outside our solar system ...

Outer space never fails to remind us just how much we don't know. Astronomers have uncovered a lemon-shaped planet that ...

Planetary scientist Tom Van Flandern argued that the solar system did not form the way it was taught in schools. He believed ...

Using JWST, scientists discovered PSR J2322-2650b — a carbon-rich, lemon-shaped exoplanet orbiting a pulsar — challenging ...

However, the mechanism that has been thought to explain how that stardust disperses has now been shown to be flawed, and the team that made the discovery doesn’t have a coherent alternative to offer ...

The planet formed 50 million years after the dinosaurs died, making it incredibly young in cosmic terms. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

What looked like a mysterious exoplanet was actually the sparkling debris from a violent collision between massive space rocks.

Gil Gerard star of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century died at the age of 82, his wife Janet announced on social media.

Scientists using the James Webb telescope observed a distant exoplanet with an atmosphere of soot and diamonds, challenging all explanations.

An "extra exceptional" Tatooine-like exoplanet, orbiting two suns, has been discovered. Astronomers say the "huge" new world is six times the size of Jupiter despite only forming 50 million years ...