Realising that our solar system isn’t like most others out there has helped astronomers rewrite the story of how it formed ...

The supposed "strange signals" were not mysterious at all, but commonly observed transit signals, according to NASA.

A decade of observations of four planets around the young planetary system V1298 Tau revealed a rare, long-sought missing ...

This week, a new analysis of Jupiter's atmosphere estimated that the gas giant has 1.5 times more oxygen than the sun.

A new study suggests molten rock layers within massive exoplanets create powerful magnetic fields that can protect potential ...

Scientists discover microgravity in space could help fight drug-resistant superbugs by creating unique viral mutations, according to a new study.

Astronomers have captured an exceptionally rare view of young planets in mid-transformation, revealing how bloated, giant worlds may shrink into the most common planets in the galaxy. Astronomers have ...

Among other things, the James Webb Space Telescope is designed to get us closer to finding habitable worlds around faraway ...

Scientists have discovered an enormous stream of super-hot gas erupting from a nearby galaxy, driven by a powerful black hole ...

The star system V1298 Tau reveals that many planets begin as large, low-density worlds that slowly shrink and shed their ...

Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known ...

Thanks to the discovery of thousands of exoplanets to date, we know that planets bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune ...