The teams behind two potential new space telescopes have embarked on their final design studies as they go head-to-head to ...

You may need binoculars or a telescope for this one. It includes the three furthest planets in our solar system.

Over many millions of years, NASA suspects the young world could mature into either of the most common planets found in our ...

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A planetary parade consisting of six planets, with a seventh to join, will be visible from the end of January 2025.

Astronomers have just found one of the youngest planets ever. At only 3 million years old, planet TIDYE-1b (also known as ...

Astronomers have discovered a “rare” Neptune-sized planet outside the Solar System where a year lasts for just 21 hours.

The researchers detected it using what is called the "transit" method, observing a dip in the host star's brightness when the ...

Even JWST can’t separate these tiny planets from their host stars – as they orbit their stars too closely. But there is a way ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

Earth has a temporary, tiny companion. While not quite a "mini moon," since it will never be captured by Earth's gravity, ...