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

Astronomers are uncovering distant worlds beyond our solar system using ingenious indirect methods like observing stellar wobbles and dips in starlight. Advanced space telescopes are now pushing the ...

Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies scientific expectations – and suggests these faraway worlds formed in a manner never seen ...

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

Scientists have discovered something that they previously thought wasn’t possible – an ‘inside out’ star system. When you ...

Astronomers have found a distant world that challenges planetary formation theory, with a rocky planet where gas giants should be.

The Hubble Space Telescope has once again, managed to impress us all. New images of the 'place where planets are born 'have ...

The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by scientists from around the world, ...

While its star projector leaves a lot to be desired, the Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector is a fantastic educational tool for kids, with its solar system model, complete with talking ...

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