Jupiter's rapid early growth dramatically reshaped our solar system, scientists now reveal. Its immense gravity acted as a ...

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

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

A new study has proposed the existence of Planet Y, an alternative Planet Nine candidate that is smaller and closer to Earth than the hypothetical Planet X, which astronomers have been hunting for ...

“If you build a map at a wavelength that water absorbs, you’ll see the water deck in the atmosphere, whereas a wavelength ...

Astronomers are abuzz with the discovery of a rogue planet, 2MASS J05325346+0919037, which is set to pass within 0.05 ...

The James Webb Telescope captures the beginning of planetary formation around the young star HOPS-315 for the first time.

Rogue planets do not orbit around a star, but instead wander through the galaxy aimlessly. NASA estimates there are billions ...

The rate of finding these distant worlds has recently increased, with astronomers scrambling to accommodate the data ...

Exoplanet hunters Christopher Watson and Annelies Mortier explain the long search for a 'twin Earth' capable of sustaining ...