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

Marvel’s planets look spectacular—but could any of them actually exist? This video puts the MCU’s alien worlds under the ...

The star system V1298 Tau reveals that many planets begin as large, low-density worlds that slowly shrink and shed their ...

On Earth, you can look up at night and see the Moon shining bright from hundreds of thousands of miles away. But if you went to Venus, that wouldn’t be the case. Not every planet has a moon – so why ...

For years, the existence of a missing Planet 9 has been one of the predominate theories attempting to explain some of the eccentric orbits found in the outer Solar System. But so far, no such planet ...

Planets that orbit white dwarf stars should be too hot to host alien life, theories suggest. But a new study accounting for Einstein's general relativity may rewrite that rule. When you purchase ...

Leonardo Testi and team investigate the initial conditions for planet formation in this special astronomy focus ...

New research explains how dust links the formation, evolution, and fate of stars and planets, and why future telescopes are needed to observe these processes in detail ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Scientists have discovered a planet that may be capable of supporting life despite it orbiting a dying sun. Researchers from University College London discovered the planet while ...