The James Webb Space Telescope detected an atmosphere on a lava-covered exoplanet, evidence that small planets close to stars ...

Planet, best known for providing geospatial intelligence through its satellites, sees an opportunity in orbital data centers ...

Mercury has long baffled astronomers because it defies much of what we know about planet formation. A new space mission ...

The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact configuration and later underwent a violent reshuffling that scattered them to ...

Pluribus imagines Kepler-22b as an ocean world that sends a gift to humanity through radio waves. In real life, no such ...

With sapphire waterfalls, lava rain and orbits around dead stars, these distant worlds push the limits of what’s possible.

Are planets in the solar system that are closer to the Sun older than the ones further away? – Gavriel, age 10, Paducah, Kentucky A cloud of collapsing gas created our Sun, the first thing to form in ...

The exoplanet, dubbed PSR J2322-2650 b, has a helium-and-carbon atmosphere, something researchers say they've never seen ...

Ever wondered how planetary systems like our own solar system form? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Gaia space ...

By tracking tiny stellar wobbles, astronomers have detected planets forming around young stars for the first time.

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, known for its massive size, strong gravity, powerful storms and many moons ...

The Space Engineers 2 alpha is coming along nicely as fans of the first game ready themselves for the full-blown sequel. This update, Planets & Survival Foundations, introduces fully explorable ...