Evidence that rocky planets beyond Jupiter formed as rapidly, and at the same time, as the inner planets could transform our understanding of how planets take shape — not only in our solar system, but ...

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The future of our solar system has long captivated both scientists and stargazers alike. As highlighted in a recent Live ...

The ALMA and JWST observed the formation of planets around a star beyond the sun for the first time, finding materials that form a planet.

The comet was discovered on July 1 by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope. Knowing ...

In the dark, icy outskirts of our solar system—far beyond Neptune's orbit—astronomers have discovered a cosmic oddball that ...

The star is surrounded by a protoplanetary disk, and this disk is the first evidence of debris condensing into what will ...

Our expert travel guide to the 2026 total solar eclipse in Greenland, Iceland and Spain is packed with insider tips, travel advice and skywatching secrets from seasoned eclipse chasers.