Scientists have discovered that our entire solar system is racing through the Milky Way far faster than current models ...

By tracking tiny stellar wobbles, astronomers have detected planets forming around young stars for the first time.

When 'Oumuamua traversed our solar system in 2017 it was the first confirmed Interstellar Object (ISO) to do so. Then in 2019, Comet 2l/Borisov did the same thing. These are the only two confirmed ...

Astronomers are closing in on one of the most tantalizing possibilities in planetary science, evidence that a previously ...

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, known for its massive size, strong gravity, powerful storms and many moons ...

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With sapphire waterfalls, lava rain and orbits around dead stars, these distant worlds push the limits of what’s possible.

This artist’s illustration provided by the European Southern Observatory shows an exoplanet orbiting around two brown dwarfs, celestial objects that are lighter than stars, but heavier than gas giant ...

Shedding light on the gravity of the situation. Most people do not realize that many of the stars and heavenly bodies they see in the sky no longer exist. In fact, many have ceased to exist for ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Hubble Space Telescope spies dusty debris from two cosmic collisions ...