But that doesn't necessarily mean planets are perfect spheres. "We call them round, but they're not really perfectly round, ...

Using NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft, TESS, astronomers and citizen scientists have discovered a record-breaking system ...

Astronomers uncovered new details of gas flows that sculpt planet-forming disks and shape them over time, offering a glimpse ...

Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system, according to NASA. Jupiter’s radius is over 11 times the equatorial radius ...

Nested morphology of gas streams confirms a mechanism that helps infant stars to grow by ingesting disk material ...

NASA announced that two space probes proposed by University of Maryland astronomers have advanced to the next round of ...

Every planet in our solar system is essentially round. But out in the universe, are there any planets that aren't spherical? Technically, planets are round, by definition; they need to have enough ...

Planet-forming disks, maelstroms of gas and dust swirling around young stars, are nurseries that give rise to planetary ...

Works by Ada Limón and Peter Sís, Randy Cecil, Lucy Ruth Cummins and more depict the poetry, wonder and droll humor inspired ...

Explore the best gifts for space enthusiasts and backyard observers in our 2024 Holiday Gift Guide. The holiday season is the ...

The first major DLC expansion for Starfield has arrived and it introduces a whole new planet, together with a range of new ...