With a sun more than 4.5 billion years old, our solar system is considered "middle-aged," and the pictures of what it might ...

Another finding was how dramatically the planets varied in brightness over just three years. The team discovered that PDS 70 ...

A new study by Rice University researchers Sho Shibata and Andre Izidoro presents a compelling new model for the formation of ...

Astronomers using a cutting-edge adaptive optics instrument, MagAO-X, have captured unprecedented images of young planets orbiting the star PDS 70. These "baby planets" are surrounded by dust rings ...

Astronomers have long believed that the swirling disks of gas and dust that form planets around young stars last only about ...

Once its rings vanish from sight in March 2025, Saturn will look like a pale yellow sphere through most telescopes.

Studying the orbits of thousands of exoplanets shows that large planets tend to have elliptical orbits, while smaller planets tend to have more circular orbits. This split coincides with several other ...

It may look beautiful but what it reveals is an alarming picture of a heating planet. The graphic shows the increase in daily global temperatures between 1940 and the end of 2024 compared to the ...

Space scientists say they have located a planet killer capable of ripping worlds to pieces. Researchers believe they've found ...

In 11 Questions, The A.V. Club asks interesting people 11 interesting questions—and then asks them to suggest one for our ...