Discovered by volunteer scientists, this alien planet is out of synch with its siblings ...

Astronomers are closing in on one of the most tantalizing possibilities in planetary science, evidence that a previously ...

Could the icy moons of our solar system hold life beyond our planet? Keith Cooper looks at how planetary scientists plan to ...

What was originally thought to be a planet orbiting the Fomalhaut star was probably just the fallout of a wild collision.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — If you're trying to get a beautiful look at the planets in our solar system, you're in luck. Between February 25 and February 28, all seven planets in our solar system will be ...

Illustration comparing the planets of the Solar System and the Sun on the same scale. The planets are shown to scale relative to each other but their distances are not. From left to right the bodies ...

"The combination of extreme disk size, strong asymmetries, winds, and potential planet formation makes it the perfect ...

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 ...

Shining in the constellation Gemini near the bright stars Pollux and Castor, Jupiter's opposition is the best time to see the ...

Jupiter currently shines as a brilliant silvery "star" in the constellation Gemini the Twins, low in the east-northeast sky ...

Stars and planets are inextricably linked. They form together and stars shape the fate of planets. Stars create the dusty ...

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