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

A U.S. scientist searching for a civilization across 7 Earth clones circling the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 says its own alien ...

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

New insights into the extreme conditions behind "disintegrating planets" reveals how they are consumed by the heat of their ...

Because many close-matching simulations had the planet-like object swooping through the inner solar system, the researchers created an additional 10,000 simulations including the terrestrial planets ...

With the exception of Pluto, planets in our solar system are classified as either terrestrial (Earth-like) or Jovian (Jupiter-like) planets. Terrestrial planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth ...

Exoplanets have captured the imagination of public and scientists alike and, as the search continues for more, researchers ...

Helium can help scientists detect the speed and direction at which we’re moving through space. Deuterium, which is left over ...

From January to March, the night sky will host a spectacular parade of planets featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus ...

Because many close-matching simulations had the planet-like object swooping through the inner solar system, the researchers created an additional 10,000 simulations including the terrestrial ...