A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiter planets is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three dimension, a team of astronomers says. Using data from NASA's James Webb ...

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

A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, ...

For the first time in its history, humanity is assembling a coordinated system to find, track, and deflect asteroids that ...

The planetary system, located 120 light-years away, features four worlds orbiting a red dwarf star and challenges classical formation schemes.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustration showing Planet Nine, a hypothetical, undiscovered planet in our solar system. New research now suggests the ...

The comet originated from outside our solar system and poses no danger to our planet. NASA officials have rejected theories that the object could be an alien spaceship. While not visible to the naked ...

Viewed from orbit, Jackass Flats — situated in southern Nevada about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas — could easily be confused for Mars. The alluvial basin is full of tan and gray regolith, hued ...

Updated measurements from NASA’s Juno spacecraft could help researchers better understand the planet's mysterious interior, as well as other gas giants ...

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 ...