The coming week will see the gas giant Saturn return to the Northern Hemisphere's late night sky, after spending the last few ...

Neptune is called an “ice giant” because it’s mostly made of a thick, slushy mix of water, methane, and ammonia, which ...

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

Helled says that Saturn and Jupiter likely formed via core accretion, but that disk instability may “explain very massive ...

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

Saturn, the moon and Neptune will be at their closest in Earth's sky at 9:11 p.m. EDT on June 18 (0111 GMT on June 19), at which time the trio will be separated by a mere 2.58 degrees while below ...

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 ...

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