A star once thought empty was actually hiding a giant planet. New imaging and Gaia data exposed the surprising discovery of a ...

Researchers use the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii to find a small object on the outer edge of the Solar System. Nicknamed “Ammonite,” researchers say it could provide more evidence to the ...

Astronomers have hoped for the existence of Planet Nine for years. Things were looking promising, but this discovery might ...

For reference, Pluto’s average distance from the Sun is about 40 AU, so 2023 KQ14 is quite distant. At 23.4 billion miles (37 ...

"It is possible that a planet once existed in the solar system but was later ejected, causing the unusual orbits we see today." ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby ...

Have you ever wondered how long it would take to travel to each of the planets in our solar system? The distances between ...

Scientists have revealed exactly when the next shortest days will occur as Earth's rotation speeds up once again.

The planets in order from the Sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. If you include the ...

Mercury will be at its most distant point from the sun in Earth’s sky on July 4, making it a good time to spot the planet in the evening sky.

An exoplanet has been discovered orbiting Barnard's star by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope. Barnard's stars is the closest single star to Earth. Credit: ESO ...

The Jupiter-sized planet was detected through a rare microlensing technique that captures shadows of invisible celestial bodies.