HD 20794 d, with a mass six times that of Earth, orbits a star similar to our sun. The planet’s location within the habitable ...

Solar Orbiter has revealed that tiny, hair-like jets in the Sun’s coronal holes are responsible for both fast and slow solar ...

A recent flyby revealed the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded on Io, the most volcanic world in our solar system. Juno’s recent flyby discovered a massive volcanic hot spot in Io’s southern ...

Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

Each new discovery has the potential to refine, or rewrite, what astronomers know about how our solar system has evolved. There is no shortage of mysteries surrounding these objects. Still, the ...

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

Earliest inner solar system planetesimals shaped the inventory of moderately volatile elements in terrestrial planets.

For years, scientists have been puzzled about why Earth and Mars have fewer important elements like copper and zinc compared ...

Scientists used to believe that when a massive impact created the Moon, it also delivered a lot of water to Earth. However, this study challenges that idea. Instead, it suggests that Earth got its ...

If you get the question in Trivial Pursuit “how many plantes are there in the Solar System?”, depending on when you went to school or how old the version is, there’s a fair chance of giving ...

The new exoplanet, Enaiposha, also known as GJ 1214 b has never been seen before and is now officially being called a "Super-Venus." ...