Giant planets are not rare per se — after all, we have four in our own solar system. Such large worlds are, however, rarely ...

It had not been thought possible that such tiny, weak stars could provide the conditions needed to form and host huge planets.

A small red dwarf star is challenging our knowledge of how planets form by coexisting with a massive exoplanet, much like a ...

NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain were the latest to share images of lightning as seen from 250 miles above ...

A group of astronomers from across the globe, including a team from the University of Washington and led by Queen's ...

With 3.2 billion pixels and a decade-long search, the Rubin Observatory will reveal what’s been hiding in plain sight.

Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.

JWST's stunning image of NGC 346 shows that planets in the early universe didn’t form as quickly as theorists thought.

Scientists have discovered a giant planet called TOI-6894b, orbiting a star that should be far too small to have formed it. The discovery could further challenge theories of planet formation.