Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds ...

Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds up to 33,000 km/h, the winds make up the fastest jet-stream of its kind ever ...

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has given astronomers groundbreaking insight into a new type of planet described as unlike ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...

HD 20794 d completes its orbit just shy of two Earth years, placing it well within reach of conditions that might harbor life ...

Our Solar System is a carefully balanced celestial dance held together by a virtually perfect balance of gravity and inertia.

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

Staring up at the night sky, you might see thousands of stars sprinkled above the horizon. It feels as though you can see so ...

Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the ...