By tracing the corkscrew wobble of two stars as they move through the sky, the Gaia space mission has discovered one new ...

Data from the Gaia spacecraft shows that even unassuming stars can host monumental companions like massive planets.

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course.

A spectacular line-up of seven planets will be visible under UK skies during peak conditions, experts say - and the rare ...

Photoshop CS5 tutorial showing how to create a gaseous planet like Jupiter floating in deep space.

A planet-sized visitor possibly visited the solar system billions of years ago and permanently changed the cosmic neighbourhood by warping the orbital path of four outer planets of the system, a ...

The fastest planetary winds ever found are tearing across a distant gas giant.

From January to March, the night sky will host a spectacular parade of planets featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...

When two giant planets collide, an even bigger world may be born. Based on new simulations, scientists believe that giant gas planets across the universe can often collide and merge into even ...

Discover how NASA’s James Webb Telescope unveiled GJ 1214 b, an exoplanet possibly rich in water vapour and hidden beneath ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...