The James Webb Space Telescope has changed the game for planet hunters. Recent readings found what look like the first clues ...
When you look at the solar system, you might notice that the planets' orbits are tilted, and oddities in the protoplanetary ...
The rate of finding these distant worlds has recently increased, with astronomers scrambling to accommodate the data ...
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A new study has proposed the existence of Planet Y, an alternative Planet Nine candidate that is smaller and closer to Earth ...
There are ‘super-Earths’ and ‘mini-Neptunes’ — categorized because of how their masses compare with those of planets in the ...
The James Webb Telescope captures the beginning of planetary formation around the young star HOPS-315 for the first time.
The number of confirmed planets outside of our solar system—known as exoplanets—has risen to 6,000, NASA has said. There is huge variety across these distant worlds, the space agency says, with ...
New Haven, Conn. — Our solar system is a smashing success. A new study suggests that from its earliest period — even before the last of its nebular gas had been consumed — Earth’s solar system and its ...
A planetary scientist who has participated in analog missions describes their value for planning space exploration – and ...
Astronomers observe for the first time the actual motion of spirals in a protoplanetary disk, revealing gravitational ...