"This measurement of the planet population from planets somewhat larger than Earth all the way to the size of Jupiter and ...

Pluto was discovered in 1930 in Arizona, but in 2006 scientists decided to cut Pluto from the planetary line up. Here is why ...

The boundless potential of astronomical discovery contrasts sharply with the backwardness and reaction promoted by Trump and ...

The Solar System consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity; the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, along with dwarf planets like ...

Pluto remains a fascinating and beloved part of our solar system with a slightly less glamorous title. At this moment, Pluto is still classified as a dwarf planet. Despite ongoing debate and ...

In 2020, astronomers detected WD 1856+534 b, a gas giant that orbits a star 81 light-years from Earth. This exoplanet, which ...

Using the Dark Energy Camera astronomers have found a packed stellar nursery of infant stars in the dark nebula in the ...

An international team including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has announced the ...