The Solar System, our cosmic home, is a fascinating and dynamic region of space filled with a diverse range of planets, moons ...

Alone among known planets, Earth has vast oceans on its surface and its landmasses are marked with lakes and extensive river ...

Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" world lying in the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research.

As many as 100 undiscovered galaxies that are too faint to be seen could be surrounding the galaxy that houses Earth and the ...

Incredible images reveal the moment a new planet begins to sculpt spirals of dust and gas around its home star, located over 440 light-years from Earth.

There are currently no other explanations for the effects that we see, nor for the myriad other P9-induced effects we see on ...

Explore the Soul Nebula (IC 1848), a star-forming region in Cassiopeia. Learn its clusters and why it's a favorite for ...

The day before my thesis examination, my friend and radio astronomer Joe Callingham showed me an image we'd been awaiting for ...

The Owl Nebula is an example of a planetary nebula — a type of object that yields glimpses of stellar death in slow motion.

The astronomers observed hot minerals just beginning to solidify – the first specks of planet-forming material, the astronomers said. A gaseous disk surrounding the young star is the first stages of ...