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

Stars and planets are inextricably linked. They form together and stars shape the fate of planets. Stars create the dusty ...

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

Shining in the constellation Gemini near the bright stars Pollux and Castor, Jupiter's opposition is the best time to see the ...

On Saturday (Jan. 10), for example, we will see three satellites on one side of Jupiter (going outward from the planet: Ganymede, Io and Europa ), while the fourth ( Callisto) remains all by itself on ...

Mars has an active, electrically charged surface where dust storms and spinning dust devils regularly move and reshape the ...

The discovery of exoplanet PSR J2322-2650b reveals how unusual other worlds can be. This exoplanet takes just 7.8 hours to ...

Across the Milky Way, planets slightly larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune appear around most stars. Yet our own solar ...

These space-themed cartoons are fun to watch with your kids, and they feature real-life space science and concepts in varying ...

A four-planet system reveals remarkable insights about how planets form and how they change during their lifetime.

Michigan Science Center's renovated planetarium features 8K projection and planets designed by Detroit students in immersive ...

Choose your fighter for the origin of water on Earth! Was it always here or did it come to this planet from somewhere else in ...