Analysis of early direct images from James Webb telescope show immense dust clouds on brown dwarf that lead to a blurring of ...

The long nights of December are an astronomical delight. The early evening sky hosts Saturn as the main feature, along with ...

Have scientists finally confirmed the existence of the first exomoon? This is what a study released on the preprint server ...

A nearby binary star system is bereft of giant planets, but scientists think it may still be a decent place to look for life.

According to Princeton researchers, the classical belt's structure should be understood as consisting of three major ...

Which planet is the furthest from the sun? Some may think it’s Pluto, but it’s actually Neptune. Learn more about this ice ...

Researchers say the finding may also shed light on how giant planets gradually shifted to their current orbits and what interstellar conditions the solar system faced during its birth.

"Throwing a close companion into the mix could possibly wreak further havoc on the already complicated processes surrounding ...

When Galileo pointed his telescope at Saturn and Jupiter, he had just discovered the nature of two giant planets. Later came Uranus and Neptune, two more gas giants. Since then, astronomers have ...

"Similar to the asteroid belt, the Kuiper Belt is a region of leftovers from the solar system's early history. Like the ...

New research reveals that as stars age and expand, they pose a significant threat to nearby planets, often leading to their destruction.

This study revealed that planets around red giants have a very low chance of survival. When stars like our sun age and enter their "red giant" phase, they may be far more dangerous to their planets ...