Journey beyond the asteroid belt to explore the solar system's majestic giants and mysterious outer reaches. We break down ...

However, astronomers in Hawaii just spotted a pair of exciting discoveries — a huge exoplanet and a brown dwarf — using Japan ...

Stephen Colbert wonders why 'The Late Show' was canceled if Paramount has $108 billion to offer for Warner Bros. Mother of ...

TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized world in the system’s habitable zone, is drawing scientific attention as researchers hunt for ...

"We reported hints of methane, but the question is, 'is the methane attributable to molecules in the atmosphere of the planet ...

Researchers have uncovered evidence that Uranus and Neptune could be far rockier on the inside than anyone expected.

A team of researchers from the University of Zurich and the NCCR PlanetS is challenging our understanding of the solar system ...

To test this idea, the new study looks at an exoplanet known as VHS 1256b. It has a mass of around 20 Jupiters and is one of ...

Uranus and Neptune may not be the icy worlds we’ve long imagined. A new Swiss-led study uses innovative hybrid modeling to ...

That’s why scientists designed an instrument called coronagraph in the early 1930s. Coronagraph, as NASA describes, is inspired by solar eclipse, where the disk of the Moon overshadows the light of ...

Fresh simulations show there is a chance Uranus and Neptune might actually be rock-rich worlds wrapped in thinner icy layers.

Of the seven Earth-sized planets circling the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, one world has become a special focus for astronomers. This planet ...