Planet demographics reveal a puzzling lack of worlds in a certain size range throughout the galaxy F or centuries our solar system was the only planetary system known to humans. We had no proof other ...

Astrophysicists have been grappling with the question of how water arrived on our young planet for decades. One of the ...

Jupiter’s famous clouds aren’t ammonia ice but a murky mix of chemicals, sitting lower in the atmosphere than expected. For years, astronomers believed that Jupiter’s upper clouds — responsible for it ...

Did you know Mercury is shrinking? That’s because even though it’s closer than any other planet to the hottest thing around, the Sun, its insides are actually cooling down and in turn shrinking albeit ...

Gaining insight could help understand the timing and process of life's emergence. A research team led by a Rutgers-New ...

A UVic doctoral candidate led a new study that offers a clearer picture of how planets are born alongside stars, findings ...

Forget roses and chocolates-instead, feast your eyes on a celestial show and take in the beauty of the cosmos. This […] ...

The four-planet lineup that began in January concludes by mid- to late February, as Saturn sinks increasingly lower in the ...