Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...

The crystal-clear images show ... 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 ...

This provides another piece of the puzzle to understand how planets ... moon that is a large fraction of the size ... Dec. 19, 2024 — New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar ...

To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

A planet parade is when several of our solar system's ... same side of the sun all right next to each other. The planets can never fully line up exactly like you see in pictures, but they can ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

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.

Look up this week for February’s full snow moon and to catch the last glimpse of a visible parade of planets in the night sky before they fade from view.

Five of the brightest planets will be visible to the naked eye. With help, you may even spot Uranus and Neptune.

Four planets will be widely visible to the naked eye through part of February, but calling them a 'planetary alignment' may not be the full picture.