Updated measurements from NASA’s Juno spacecraft could help researchers better understand the planet's mysterious interior, ...

This gas cloud located 500 light years away from our solar system is about to become a planet.This process usually takes a ...

The curious minds at What If discover what happens if a new planet appears in our solar system, revealing gravitational ...

As next-generation telescopes map this outer frontier, astronomers are bracing for discoveries that could reveal hidden planets, strange structures, and clues to the solar system’s chaotic youth.

Hubble observations reveal a giant, turbulent planet-forming disk that may reshape theories of how planetary systems develop.

With this new survey, astronomers have gained a peek inside a stage of exoplanet system formation they have yet to fully ...

For life to develop on a planet, certain chemical elements are needed in sufficient quantities. Phosphorus and nitrogen are ...

Jupiter, without a doubt, is ⁠the biggest planet in our solar system. But it turns out that it is not quite as large – by ...

A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, may harbor a hidden ocean and life.

Between 7 satellite fly-bys and 2 dedicated missions, you'd think our knowledge about Jupiter would be pretty solid, but we're still learning more.

This weekend, six planets are set to share the sky in a rare “planet parade,” giving stargazers a short but magical window to ...