Most planetary systems contain worlds larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and the low-density planets around one ...

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

Thanks to the discovery of thousands of exoplanets to date, we know that planets bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune ...

Now, a new Nature study points to an answer by catching four planets at a stage most systems never show us: The awkward, ...

These seven solar technologies from CES 2026 reveal how automation, new materials, and recycling are reshaping the future.

Planets usually stay close to their host stars, tracing steady paths shaped by gravity. Yet some planets break free and drift ...

In observations conducted between April 5 and April 10, 2017, the team looked at the relativistic jet produced by OJ 287, a ...

The new data confirm that TOI-561 b maintains a substantial atmosphere despite its extreme heat. Astronomers from the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C., reported that TOI-561 b has ...

After passing Earth, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will fly close to Jupiter and its moon Eupheme in March 2026, marking a key moment in its outbound journey ...

Artist's conception of the four planets around a young star observed in this research. The puffy planets may be losing their ...

One of the biggest recent surprises in astronomy is the discovery that most stars like the Sun harbor a planet between the ...