The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

"Even the strongest hurricanes in the solar system seem calm in comparison." ...

Astronomers have unlocked a new way to explore alien worlds by mapping the 3D structure of an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the ...

Mississippi stargazers will be able to see 4 or 5 planets in the night sky with their naked eye this month. Will you be able ...

To better understand why the planets have variable compositions ... to the formation of the gas and ice giants in the outer solar system. This first-order model of planetary growth in the solar ...

Located 900 light-years away in the constellation Puppis, WASP-121b is an ultra-hot Jupiter, a gas giant orbiting its star so ...

Planet ‘parades’ are not uncommon. While occasionally spotting 4-5 planets is not unusual, sighting the alignment of all 7 ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course.

Solar scientists have found tiny, short-lived jets of energy on our sun to be the primary drivers of the solar wind, marking ...

Planets will align on Feb. 28 in a semi-rare phenomenon that only occurs every few years. Can you see it in Georgia? Here's ...

The alignment formation is short-lived because each planet moves at a different speed ... point you'll see will likely be Jupiter. The solar system's biggest gas giant planet orbits an average ...