There have been questions about a mysterious ninth planet in our solar system for nearly a decade. Pluto was unseated as number nine in 2006. Now, a group of international researchers say they may ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

One of the biggest recent surprises in astronomy is the discovery that most stars like the Sun harbor a planet between the ...

LONDON — The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper's authors have ...

A tiny meteorite is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about the origins of our solar system. New evidence found in shavings from a meteorite known as Northwest Africa 12264 — a 50-gram (1.8 ...

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 ...

The researchers said 2017 OF201 was identified in observations by telescopes in Chile and Hawaii spanning seven years. Scientists have identified an object about 435 miles (700 km) wide inhabiting the ...

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