Evidence that rocky planets beyond Jupiter formed as rapidly, and at the same time, as the inner planets could transform our ...

Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered how to find the planets that are twinkling above? Whether you're a ...

A new paper led by a York University professor and published today in Nature Astronomy introduces a simple theoretical ...

There are currently no other explanations for the effects that we see, nor for the myriad other P9-induced effects we see on ...

In a cosmic first, scientists watched planet-forming materials begin to solidify around a newborn star, offering a peek into ...

Far beyond the eight familiar planets in our solar system, countless bizarre and extreme worlds await discovery — and some have already been found. Thanks to rapidly advancing telescope technology, ...

Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a ...

What could we choose as the seven most remarkable celestial objects visible either with our eyes or with a small telescope?

The celestial body's unusual orbit “implies that something extraordinary occurred" in the early days of the solar system—and ...

The Sun is a powerful, awe-inspiring force at the center of our solar system. Its brilliance lights up our sky and sustains ...

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.

August’s full moon, known as the Sturgeon Moon, rises on Saturday night, glowing low in the southeast shortly after sunset. This is your best opportunity to capture a moonrise during the golden hour ...