Today, it’s believed that Jupiter and Saturn, the largest planets, were the first to fully form, both within a few million ...

Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...

Jupiter, roughly 562 million miles from Earth today, has nearly 100 moons. But Batygin and his collaborator Fred Adams' ...

Mar. 17, 2025 — A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new ... Webb Telescope Captures Its ...

A new memorandum has firmed up China and Russia's intent to lead the construction of a new lunar base to be completed by 2036, as NASA talks about scaling back its own lunar ambitions.

Indeed, other planets, dwarf planets and moons in our solar system do have seasonal cycles — and they can look wildly different from the ones we experience on Earth, experts told Live Science.

Astronomers find evidence of a possible ninth planet beyond Neptune, reigniting the debate about the formation of the Solar ...

For years, astronomers have been searching for a ninth planet in our solar system (after giving Pluto ... Tsing Hua University in Taiwan, told Science about his team’s discovery.

May 12, 2025 — How might floating solar energy projects impact wild birds and vice versa? A paper outlines key considerations for a growing floating solar ... Dust in the System -- How Saharan ...

Astronomers claim to have discovered a new ninth planet in our Solar System. Planet Nine, also known as Planet X, is a hypothetical celestial object that would distantly orbit our Sun – but ...

A new batch of 65 planets located outside our solar system joined the NASA Exoplanet Archive, triggering a celebratory mood. "It's not just a number," Exoplanet Archive science lead Jessie ...