A planet circling at a sharp 90-degree angle to the orbits of its two host stars has now been confirmed. This discovery ...

In 2020, astronomers detected WD 1856+534 b, a gas giant that orbits a star 81 light-years from Earth. This exoplanet, which ...

Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they ...

Stars have long inspired curiosity among observers, but our understanding of their birth and the creation of planets around ...

These techniques reduce distortions and sharpen clarity, boosting astronomers' ability to map out the planet formation ...

The solar system consists of our star, the sun, and everything bound to it by gravity: the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, ...

They reveal a whole new level of detail in these planet-forming systems. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every ...

When a star is born, it doesn’t emerge in isolation. Instead, it forms inside a large, chaotic cloud of gas and dust. Around ...

Scientists using JWST have identified WD 1856+534 b—the coldest exoplanet yet—circling a dead star, revealing surprising ...

Photoshop CS5 tutorial showing how to create a gaseous planet like Jupiter floating in deep space. Coast Guard to remove 100+ buoys from Maine waters Pennsylvania lawmakers aim to halt the ...

Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all, following the declassification of Pluto nearly two decades ago, ...

NASA scientists have sought to understand planet Jupiter, the gas giant whose mass is more than the rest of the planets in ...