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New research reveals a fourth planet in the Kepler-51 system, altering our understanding of this unique system with three ...

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Astronomers discover a fourth planet in Kepler-51, challenging planetary formation theories with new questions.

Observations made of Jupiter’s moon Io during the Juno mission’s flybys helped astronomers confirm how and why Io became the most volcanic world in the solar system.

Compared to the previous observations (left), the new ALMA observations (right) at longer wavelengths can better see into the dust ring and reveal a concentration of dust to the north-west (upper ...

Indian astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in a unique triple-star system, shedding light on how planets could ...

The moderate tilts and slightly elongated paths of these planets — long considered a mystery — could be the result of a ...

An unusual planetary system with three known ultra-low density 'super-puff' planets has at least one more planet, according to new observations.

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Massive object passing through solar system is a better explanation for nature of orbits of Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune ...