A new study suggests yet another theory for a possible extra planet in our solar system, likely of a size between Mercury and ...

BERLIN – Scientists say they have detected significant amounts of molecular oxygen coming out of a comet, an unexpected find that may have implications for the search for alien life and understanding ...

The JWST has studied the chemical composition of a moon-forming disk circling a giant planet 625 light-years away.

Astronomers have discovered a significant “growth spurt” in a rogue planet outside of our solar system. The free-floating ...

Scientists find oxygen in comet, say that challenges theories of how solar system formed Scientists say they have detected significant amounts of molecular oxygen coming out of a comet, an unexpected ...

Jupiter is already the biggest planet by far in our solar system, but new research suggests it was somehow once even larger than it is now. Twice as large, in fact. To put that into context, those ...

Dwarf planet 2023 KQ14, Ammonite, has a stable orbit that challenges the hypothesis of the mysterious Planet Nine.

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Our solar system is a smashing success. A new study suggests that from its earliest period—even before the last of its nebular gas had been consumed—Earth's solar system and its planets looked more ...

The asteroid belt may seem permanent, but it is far from static. Its slow decline reveals a more violent past when more ...

Astronomers have observed a solar system being formed for the first time, as hot gas condenses into solid minerals around the baby star (Picture: ESO) Astronomers have witnessed the creation of a ...