Space scientists look back on three decades of exoplanet discoveries—from rows of massive ‘super-Earths‘ to worlds with ...

A new peer-reviewed study finds that early planet formations were assembled from fragments of earlier bodies within the Solar System.

We all need some space sometimes—but it's harder to find than you might think. How far into our universe do we have to go to ...

On October 6 1995, at a scientific meeting in Florence, Italy, two Swiss astronomers made an announcement that would transform our understanding of the universe beyond our solar system. Michel Mayor ...

Plus: Why are hurricanes so powerful? Are winds on other planets like they are on Earth? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in ...

Planets are not living organisms and, like molecules, do not have to be biological. But at least one is deeply biological in ...

Long had the scientific community searched space for signs of a newly formed planet, and it has now captured one.

Astronomers have been fascinated after spotting an object earlier this year that came from interstellar space as is now hurtling through our inner solar system. Regardless, it’s an interesting visitor ...

The long-standing idea of planets forming in perfectly flat, orderly discs has been challenged by new research. Instead of calm, pancake-shaped structures of dust and gas, astronomers have now ...

New fear unlocked: spontaneous black hole implosion. Fresh research predicts that planets may be able to accumulate enough dark matter to suddenly form a black hole at their core. As the intruder ...

Most planet-forming disks have warps that can lead to planets on inclined orbits, which could explain where the tilt of Earth's orbit came from. The origin of the differing tilts in the orbits of the ...