Planets may begin forming much earlier than scientists once believed during the final stages of a star s birth, not afterward. This bold new model, backed by simulations from researchers at SwRI ...

To understand how other planets have seasons, we can look at what drives seasonal changes on our planet. "The Earth has its four seasons because of the spin axis tilt," Gongjie Li , an ...

This clip explains how fish, reptiles, mammals and birds are classified into groups based on shared characteristics. Suitable for teaching science at KS2, KS3 and 2nd/3rd Level.

The planet becomes tidally locked to its host star, with the same side of the planet facing the star at all times. On top of that, WASP-103 b is orbiting its star extremely quickly, leading to a ...

Our Earth has siblings—the seven other planets in our solar system—but it doesn’t have a twin with which to share its ring of space. Earth sails through its orbit all alone.

Astro photographer Josh Dury, 27, of Somerset, England, managed the rare feat of capturing all of the planets in one photo during a recent alignment. Josh Dury / SWNS Everybody loves a parade ...

Scientists recently announced they had found potential signs of life on a planet 124 light years from Earth. While the bold claim has been challenged, the mere prospect is enough to inflame a ...

Suitable for teaching science at KS2, KS3 and 2nd/3rd Level. ... Whether an ecosystem is the whole planet…An ocean or back garden, everything is connected.

Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 light-years from Earth.

When it comes to four or more planets in the night sky, that's a bit less common, occurring every few years or so. But we happen to be in something of a hotspot for planetary parades right now.

NEW YORK (AP) — Keep an eye to the sky this week for a chance to see a planetary hangout. Five planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars — will line up near the moon. The best day ...