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

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

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

Researchers now appreciate that gas planets are more complex than first thought. New findings have implications for our ...

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

Images of the cosmos, such as the James Webb Space Telescope’s deep space snapshot, make space look chock-full of stuff. In ...

An international research team led by the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) has discovered two new planets performing ...

Astronomers spotted exoplanet AT2021ueyL b, a gas giant 3,262 light-years away, using microlensing. It orbits in the galactic ...

Our Solar System is home to eight extraordinary planets, each with its own unique features, mysteries, and beauty. This cosmic journey takes you from the Sun-scorched surface of Mercury to the icy ...

Astronomers using ALMA have uncovered how gas and dust in planet-forming disks evolve separately an insight that reshapes our understanding of how different types of planets form. While dust lingers, ...

To scrutinize Saturn’s innards, scientists turned to the planet’s rings, which act like a seismograph and record the gas giant’s internal sloshing and pulsing. By decoding subtle ripples in ...