Astronomers have discovered that aging stars may be devouring their closest giant planets as they swell into red giants.

As telescopes have become more powerful, it’s turned out our solar system is not the only game in town: There are millions of ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of a planet orbiting a white dwarf star. New research hints that planets like ...

The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper’s authors have dubbed ...

Study discovered that Chiron, a small icy world between Saturn and Uranus, is forming rings. This shows how small worlds ...

A coronal mass ejection on another star has been witnessed in its entirety for the first time, revealing that when these ...

When you see art of our solar system as the planet orbit the sun, you may notice that Earth's orbit has a tilt. It is not a perfect circle. What's more, Earth is not the only planet that displays such ...

Why do all the planets orbit in nearly the same plane? This episode explores the birth of the solar system from a collapsing ...