solar systems

Scientists are watching the birth of a planet orbiting a star 450 light years away and say what they learn could answer some of the biggest questions concerning how planets ...

During the past two decades, astronomers have discovered 300 “hot Jupiters,” but for the first time they’ve found ...

A new star map includes the most comprehensive images anyone has ever seen of the Milky Way’s cold ...

U.S. researchers have narrowed down their search for radio signals from intelligent life among the stars.

Tau Ceti, one of our closest sun-like stars, has a planetary system, including a world in the habitable ...

Astronomers have found a brand-new star in the center of a rotating disk of gas and dust, the ...

During its youth, the sun may have emitted a series of shock waves that caused the planets in ...

Until 2.5 years ago, a young solar system was emitting large amounts of infrared radiation due to the ...

NASA's Kepler mission has revealed a solar system containing two worlds that are the closest known planets.

Two unusual new exoplanets have been discovered through the Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope (KELT) project, using its North ...

A once-in-a-lifetime event will take place on June 5/6 when Venus will be visible as a tiny black ...

A once-in-a-lifetime event will take place on June 5/6 when Venus will be visible as a tiny black ...

Skies in the western United States, China, and Japan will be graced by a rare and beautiful celestial ...

More celestial action is on the cards for sky watchers this weekend with Saturn set to oppose the ...

Massive bursts of solar wind and magnetic fields from the Sun can cause huge sunquakes, according to new ...

As solar systems develop around young stars, exoplanet “pileups” and “deserts” may result from the generation of specific ...