While the composition of gas and dust in a molecular cloud is fairly uniform, everything changes once a star begins to form.

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

The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023, and these studies show that it contains amino ...

Davis Astronomy Club invites everyone on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 25, for a free viewing of the rare alignment of six ...

When astronomers found a large world farther out than Pluto, it became one of the final nails in the coffin of our ninth ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the WASP-132 system, finding two new planets that defy previous ...

The team, whose research was published today in Astronomy & Astrophysics ... measure only the mass and the radius of planets outside the solar system. Today, telescopes like ESO's VLT already ...

A rare celestial event where seven planets align is visible in the UK skies. Discover how, when, and where you can observe ...

For much of January and February, you have the chance to see six planets in our solar system after dark, although two — Uranus and Neptune — will be hard to see without a telescope or high-powered ...

Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun, is one of the most breathtaking sights in our solar system. With stunning visuals captured by the Cassini probe, explore this gas giant in incredible 4K ...