An international team has launched an ambitious program aimed at mapping exoplanets located around the "hot Neptune desert," ...

The Solar System might not be as quiet and orderly as we think. Imagine one day looking up and seeing something strange in the sky, a small speck that grows larger and larger. Soon, it becomes clear: ...

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"The complexity of the exo-Neptunian ... should produce planets in orbits aligned with their star's equator and the orbits of the other planets in their home system. That is similar to the orbits of ...

A new study suggests yet another theory for a possible extra planet in our solar system, likely of a size between Mercury and ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — 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.

When you look at the solar system, you might notice that the planets' orbits are tilted, and oddities in the protoplanetary ...

Anyone hungry for the icy crunch of a Pluto -like body? No? Well, one nearby white dwarf is going all in on a Pluto-esque ...

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