The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe.

Sure, they’re particles and rocks, but they’re still a fascinatingly long way from home. Alpha Centauri is the star system ...

Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision.

In February 2025, all seven of our planetary neighbors will be visible from Earth. So what does such a planetary alignment ...

Aimed at the nearby star PDS 70, the James Webb Space Telescope is watching newborn planets take shape before our eyes in ...

Astronomers for the first time have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of the atmosphere of a planet beyond our solar ...

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

Astronomers have peered into an alien planet's atmosphere and found extreme weather unlike anything in the solar system.

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...

The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) imaged both of the planets directly, and PDS 70b has the ...

Planet ‘parades’ are not uncommon. While occasionally spotting 4-5 planets is not unusual, sighting the alignment of all 7 ...