Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star - one of our closest stellar neighbors - ...

Imagine the solar system's planets throwing a Bollywood dance party. Each planet has its unique dance move. Mercury moves ...

Early in our Solar System’s history, bits of icy debris were scattered and then gradually coaxed into a spiral alignment in ...

The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The ...

In research highlighted in a new paper, published today in The Astrophysical Journal, Scientia Senior Lecturer Ben Montet and PhD candidate Brendan McKee analysed changes in the timing of a known ...

Seven planets grace the sky at the end of February in what's known as a planetary parade, though some will be difficult to spot with the naked eye. The astronomical linkup is fairly common and can ...

The stars may not be aligning on Friday night, but seven planets in our solar system just may be. For weeks, outer space ...

Mar. 11, 2025 — A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in ...