Discover the epic 9-year journey of NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft as it races through the solar system to uncover Pluto’s ...

Scientists have discovered a rogue planet roaming the Milky Way after combining observations from Earth and a space telescope ...

New simulations examine whether the seven planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system could host moons, showing that only small, close-orbiting moons could remain stable over long periods ...

In 2025, astronomers sharpened their view of the planetary system around Proxima Centauri — the sun's closest stellar ...

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a new type of cosmic object, a cloud of dark matter and gas ...

Scientists measure a Saturn-sized rogue planet drifting through the Milky Way using rare Earth and space observations, revealing how planets can be ejected from their original systems.

Scientists using the James Webb telescope observed a distant exoplanet with an atmosphere of soot and diamonds, challenging ...

SANTA CRUZ — Xi Zhang, a professor of Earth and planetary science at UC Santa Cruz, has discovered that an exoplanet classed ...

There could be a ninth planet in our solar system that's lying in wait to be discovered - and no, it's not Pluto. Our solar ...

People sometimes ask what would happen if the Sun suddenly exploded, often after seeing a dramatic film or picture online. It ...

Technically, the sun is a G-type main-sequence star — specifically, a G2V star. The "V" indicates that it is a dwarf, Tony ...

If you were to ask a group of dedicated amateur astronomers to list their favorite telescopic targets, few if any would ...