General relativity helps explain the lack of planets around tight binary stars by driving orbital resonances that eject or destroy close-in worlds. This process naturally creates a “desert” of ...

Gas giants possibly developed slowly in the solar system. They developed cores layer by layer within a disk of ice and dust ...

With this new survey, astronomers have gained a peek inside a stage of exoplanet system formation they have yet to fully ...

An international team of researchers has just revealed the existence of three Earth-sized planets in the binary stellar system TOI-2267 located about 190 light-years away. This discovery, published in ...

Gas giants are large planets mostly composed of helium and/or hydrogen. Although these planets have dense cores, they don't ...

New research has revealed the potential for an atmosphere around an Earth-sized planet located about 40 light-years away. A team from the University of St Andrews has published a study on TRAPPIST-1e, ...

Look west just after sunset from this weekend for a chance to see some of six planets, though the best views will be had later this month.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Illustration of the Earth-like exoplanet Proxima Centauri b orbiting the star Proxima ...

A newly studied solar system breaks the usual planet pattern, raising fresh questions about how rocky and gas planets form.

Six planets—including Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury—will line up in the sky. Here’s the best time to watch and where to find clear views.