Planetary systems in the Milky Way galaxy tend to follow a particular pattern: rocky planets toward the center, closest to ...

Traveling to Jupiter and Saturn is far more complex than simply pointing a spacecraft outward and firing its engines. This in-depth exploration follows humanity’s long journey to the solar system’s ...

The outer solar system begins where sunlight fades and distances stretch beyond everyday comprehension. This journey traces ...

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

Astronomers discover an unusual planetary system with a rocky planet formed outside its gaseous neighbors, challenging ...

A newly studied solar system breaks the usual planet pattern, raising fresh questions about how rocky and gas planets form.

The system, observed using the European Space Agency's Cheops space telescope, consists of four planets — two rocky and two ...

Gas giants possibly developed slowly in the solar system. They developed cores layer by layer within a disk of ice and dust ...

Since Pluto remains in the sun’s orbit, it should be considered a planet due to the fact that it is still a part of the solar system. And since Pluto is still hanging on at the end of the system, it ...

Astronomers have uncovered a planetary system that challenges conventional theories of planet formation. The system likely includes a rocky planet that formed beyond the orbits of its gaseous ...

India will miss the annular solar eclipse on February 17, 2026, visible in South Africa and South America. While the celestial event won't impact India, it's predicted to bring varied astrological ...