A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.

Astronomers have captured direct images of exoplanets in a star system 130 light years away, providing clues on gas giant ...

On March 29, a partial solar eclipse will cause a dark shadow over eastern North America — and weather satellites will pick it up.

A new model that incorporates data gathered by the JWST could help scientists understand the composition and mass of objects ...

The SPHEREx telescope will create the most colorful map of the cosmos, while the four satellites of the PUNCH mission track ...

MAROON-X was specifically designed to detect tiny exoplanets orbiting red dwarf stars by detecting the minuscule ...

The postponement, driven primarily by thick clouds, was the second scrub of the flight since an issue with the rocket on ...

The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long-standing debate over how our planet ... of the solar system may ...

Dr Dan Brown, an astronomy expert here at Nottingham Trent University, explained to The Sun: "All planets including Earth move in more or less the same plane in our solar system. "So that from ...

On February 28, 2025, a rare planetary parade will occur, with all seven solar system planets aligned on one side of the Sun. This unique event, visible once again only in 2040, offers skywatchers ...

Planets in the solar system. Credit: NASA and ESA / CC BY-SA 4.0 A rare celestial event will unfold on the evening of Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, when seven planets line up in the night sky in a phenomenon ...

THURSDAY, PROBABLY NOT SO MUCH, BUT FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND. THINGS ARE LOOKING GOOD. TWO OF THE SEVEN PLANETS, THREE ARE EASILY FOUND AND WE’LL JUST TALK ABOUT THOSE REALLY QUICK. JUPITER IS ...