New findings offer clues about the ancient origins of asteroids and their potential role in the formation of terrestrial ...

The planetary parade in February 2025 will see five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and ...

Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Discover the real reason behind Pluto’s reclassification as a dwarf planet and the science that led to this change.

It is not often that all the planets in the Solar System other than ours are lined up across the night sky for us to see.

These embryos, somewhere between small planetesimals and fully formed planets, were abundant during the solar system's formative stages and played a critical role in planetary formation.

This provides another piece of the puzzle to understand how planets and ... New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved based on analyses of trans ...

New research shows that star activity can distort exoplanet measurements, affecting size, temperature, and atmosphere ...

Baker said that there are other astronomical events that may be more interesting than the parade of planets. Baker said Mars ...

In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the controversial, but correct, decision to demote Pluto from its ...

People will be able to see a rare sight at the end of this month when all seven other planets in our solar system line up in the night sky. For the last few weeks six of the planets have been ...