A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...
Fantasizing about interplanetary exploration is a fun mental exercise, but the harsh realities of life (or lack thereof) in ...
This is the strongest evidence yet of a rocky planet beyond our solar system with an atmosphere. Astronomers using the James ...
Our solar system didn't form by accident. This video explains the blueprint that created rocky worlds like Earth and Mars ...
A team of researchers from the University of Zurich and the NCCR PlanetS is challenging our understanding of the solar system ...
Astronomers have produced the first continuous, two-dimensional maps of the outer edge of the sun's atmosphere, a shifting, ...
SPHERE’s detailed images of dusty rings around young stars offer a rare glimpse into the hidden machinery of planet formation ...
The two outermost planets in the solar system are generally considered ice giants, yet we know little about their interiors.
Burst from M-dwarf star could be powerful enough to strip the atmosphere of any planets that orbit it, with implications for ...
Before the ribbon cutting for the solar system walk on the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail on Nov. 29, created by Westfield High School Astronomy Club members Krystyna Goulette and Kaitlyn Goulette — ...
The Very Large Telescope's SPHERE instrument captured unprecedented images of 51 dusty rings shaping young planetary systems.
The mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may be seeding the worlds of this solar system with the early stages of life, new ...