Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...

While our solar system is a fascinating place on its own, exoplanets are even more of a mystery. And one exoplanet in particular is something quite new.

A new study examines how much material from the closest star system to Earth will end up in orbit around the Sun, and how ...

Does our Solar System have 9 planets or only 8? Astronomers have gone back and forth on that a lot, with Pluto now being classified as a dwarf planet. However, out beyond Neptune there could be ...

Four planets will be widely visible to the naked eye through part of February, but calling them a 'planetary alignment' may not be the full picture.

Astronomers at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center may have discovered a star hurtling through the Milky Way with a planet ...

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's super Neptune! But this Superman-mimicking planet is not blasting through space on its own. It is being dragged along by its parent star.

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet ... could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system.

Turns out, what we see as alignments aren't ... as a "planetary alignment" may not be entirely accurate. The planets in our solar system orbit the sun essentially along a line across the sky ...

Here on Earth, it doesn't feel like we're hurtling through space, but our home planet actually revolves around the Sun at incomprehensible speeds of 67,000 miles per hour. Current estimations ...

A planet parade is when several of our solar system's planets are visible in the ... If you're planning a long drive out of the city and its surroundings, you'll want to make sure it's a clear ...

Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision.