A giant gas planet comparable in size to Saturn exists around a small red dwarf star. The discovery is beyond the scope of ...

The double star system is called HD 135344 AB and it's about 440 light-years away from Earth. A and B are both young stars, ...

How did Earth, alone among the solar system's rocky planets, become the home for life? How, among all this frigid ...

The moon will rise alongside the giant planets Saturn and dimmer Neptune above the eastern horizon in the predawn hours on June 19.

Astronomers from the University of New Mexico, along with U.S. and international researchers, have confirmed the existence of ...

In the remote outer reaches of planetary systems, far beyond the orbit of known planets, enormous and mysterious worlds silently loop around their stars. Some drift as far as 10,000 times the ...

A unique gas giant has been confirmed through global teamwork, offering insights into planetary formation and future ...

Chinese scientists propose 2033 Neptune orbiter mission Scientists are proposing China’s first ice giant mission, aiming to ...

More The half-lit lunar disk will rise alongside the ringed giant Saturn and dimmer Neptune in the early morning hours of June 19, putting on a spectacular show just six hours after the moon hits ...

Learn how a new discovery of a giant planet can help scientists refine their theories of how planets form.

Several planets stand still in the sky, Titan’s shadow transits Saturn, and Venus gives Taurus a second eye in the sky this ...

Hubble Space Telescope imagery Neptune has revealed that the planet's clouds are disappearing. Credit: NASA Goddard Space ...