The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

New James Webb Space Telescope observations of a star cluster called NGC 346 are shedding light on how, when and where ...

In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to go out and spot the many planets currently in our night sky. You’ll see four of ...

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

Using data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission, scientists have found a huge exoplanet and a brown dwarf. This is the first time a planet has been uniquely discovered by Gaia's ability to ...

Only after that could rocky planets form, and by extension, habitable planets. That’s been axiomatic in astronomy.

Carbon, which is found in the human body, takes an unusual journey after the demise of the the stars that create the element.

STARGAZERS are in for a treat this month as a rare planet parade falls in Andromeda galaxy season. “One of the best planet ...