The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing ...

Are planets in the solar system that are closer to the Sun older than the ones further away? – Gavriel, age 10, Paducah, Kentucky A cloud of collapsing gas created our Sun, the first thing to form in ...

The upcoming year will offer a blood-red moon, spectacular meteor showers and the first glimpse of the sun’s corona since ...

When looking at our solar system, the planets going around the sun seem to be set up in a pretty organized fashion. They are all orbiting in the same direction, and exist on a roughly flat planetary ...

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A rare discovery beyond Neptune is forcing scientists to rethink early solar system dynamics and the forces that shaped ...

Did you know our solar system might have had an extra planet? Scientists believe a mysterious ninth planet once existed but got kicked out long ago! This "lost" planet could have been tossed into deep ...

Extra-solar planets are among the most thrilling discoveries of our age. Just today, scientists using Spitzer space telescope data announced the first detection of infrared light from an extra-solar ...

SEATTLE — While the winter and early parts of spring are not ideal times to see the sky in the Pacific Northwest, western Washington residents have an abundance of astronomical events to keep an eye ...

A rare triple conjunction of Venus, Mars and Mercury is happening on the opposite side of the solar system to where Earth is, ...

In addition to shaping the interior of rocky planets, molten rock located deep within these planets may also contribute to ...