The study by Konstantin Batygin of Caltech and Fred Adams of the University of Michigan pulls off a rare feat in planetary science. They have reconstructed Jupiter’s physical state at a precise moment ...

One Pluto year equals 248 Earth years. At 1473 miles in diameter—about half the width of the United States—Pluto is the ...

The fundamental building blocks for planet formation can exist even in environments with extreme ultraviolet radiation, ...

Until not many years ago, scientists didn’t think planets could exist around a pair of stars. The complications from the ...

A new study has revealed that Jupiter—our solar system’s largest planet—was once even more enormous than it is today. In fact ...

Today, it’s believed that Jupiter and Saturn, the largest planets, were the first to fully form, both within a few million ...

Looking to the future, the presentation will highlight how NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory aims be the first space ...

The moon will rise with Venus and the ice giant Neptune in the pre-dawn sky on Thursday, May 22.Stargazers in the U.S. will ...

The asteroid poses no threat to the moon or Earth. A newly discovered house-size asteroid is set to make a close, yet ...

Researchers found that a tidally locked planet like our nearest neighbor Proxima b could produce significant lightning storms ...

Gemini season presents a chance to dip your toe into a variety of experiences, to prioritize your social life and to tap into ...

Researchers are trying to rebuild sea ice above the Arctic Circle so it can reflect the sun’s warming rays, slowing climate ...