Astronomers observe for the first time the actual motion of spirals in a protoplanetary disk, revealing gravitational ...

Uranus and Neptune have been called the “ice giants” for decades. But in new research, that nickname might be more a misnomer ...

Astronomers have discovered an alien world that defies every planetary rule with its massive size, low density, and tilted ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Resonating oscillations of a planet's atmosphere caused by gravitational tides and heating from ...

Using new data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, researchers believe they have solved a longstanding mystery of solar system science: the length of a day on Saturn. It’s 10 hours, 33 minutes and 38 ...

If you think you've met the wildest exoplanet yet, you haven't learned about TOI-4507 b. This strange world breaks almost ...

Scientists have confirmed the existence of over 6,100 planets beyond the Solar System in the Milky Way. Something that has ...

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have measured the rotation rate of an extreme exoplanet by observing the varied brightness in its atmosphere. This is the first measurement of the ...

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