The planetary system, located 120 light-years away, features four worlds orbiting a red dwarf star and challenges classical formation schemes.

A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.

Most of us go through life assuming Earth’s place in the universe is secure. We picture our planet as a blue marble, peacefully orbiting the Sun in a cosmic dance that’s guaranteed to go on for ...

Since the 1990s, scientists have discovered approximately 6,100 planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets.

A newly studied solar system breaks the usual planet pattern, raising fresh questions about how rocky and gas planets form.

Astronomers are closing in on one of the most tantalizing possibilities in planetary science, evidence that a previously unknown world may be lurking in the outer reaches of the solar system. The ...

The universe is always moving. While we've found evidence of rogue black holes and planets, new research suggests that a passing star could be out there somewhere. Unfortunately, If it were to swing ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Solar System is much more than a collection of planets, moons, comets, and asteroids. It is our home in the cosmos. The Solar System's only ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, may have been responsible for a mysterious age gap in the early solar system's planet building blocks. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Tanya ...