Stars and planets are inextricably linked. They form together and stars shape the fate of planets. Stars create the dusty ...

Jupiter currently shines as a brilliant silvery "star" in the constellation Gemini the Twins, low in the east-northeast sky ...

Discover why the solar system's planets are arranged as they are, shaped by formation conditions and planetary migration.

The gas giant will shine at its peak brilliance on Jan. 10, offering spectacular viewing opportunities all month long.

The star system V1298 Tau reveals that many planets begin as large, low-density worlds that slowly shrink and shed their ...

Jupiter, as always, is a dazzling object, shining among the stars of Gemini the Twins. It reaches opposition on Jan. 10; this ...

The spectra measurements enable astronomers to figure out these stars’ age, spin rate, temperature, and location, among other ...

New research tracks young planets around a nearby star, showing how large, gas-rich worlds shrink over time to become the most common planets in the galaxy ...

Superionic water—the hot, black and strangely conductive form of ice that exists in the center of distant planets—was ...

The upcoming year will offer a blood-red moon, spectacular meteor showers and the first glimpse of the sun’s corona since ...

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

Choose your fighter for the origin of water on Earth! Was it always here or did it come to this planet from somewhere else in ...