Out in the Kuiper Belt, the massive doughnut of debris beyond Neptune, about one in 10 kilometer-scale objects have surprised scientists with their unexpected shape. Rather than resembling a ball, ...

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

Since the 1990s, scientists have discovered approximately 6,100 planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets.

For millions of years, a frozen wanderer drifted between the stars before slipping into our solar system as 3I/ATLAS—only the ...

On February 21, 2026, the UAE will witness a rare 'planetary parade' as six planets align in the night sky. Venus, Jupiter, ...

What would happen if another sun also brought its planets along for the ride?

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Gas giants possibly developed slowly in the solar system. They developed cores layer by layer within a disk of ice and dust ...

Astronomers have observed a planetary system that challenges current planet formation theories, with a rocky planet that ...

Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies scientific ...

Six planets will align in February as part of a rare planetary parade. Find out how and when you can see the event.