Stars and planets are inextricably linked. They form together and stars shape the fate of planets. Stars create the dusty ...

Far beyond Neptune, something heavy appears to be tugging on the outer solar system, bending the paths of distant icy worlds ...

Around the bright star Fomalhaut, astronomers spotted glowing clouds of debris left behind by colossal collisions between ...

Every planet in the solar system leans, some gently, some dramatically, and that tilt quietly shapes everything from our ...

People sometimes ask what would happen if the Sun suddenly exploded, often after seeing a dramatic film or picture online. It ...

The star system V1298 Tau reveals that many planets begin as large, low-density worlds that slowly shrink and shed their ...

What was originally thought to be a planet orbiting the Fomalhaut star was probably just the fallout of a wild collision.

Shining in the constellation Gemini near the bright stars Pollux and Castor, Jupiter's opposition is the best time to see the ...

A solar conjunction occurs as Venus' orbit carries it into alignment with the sun and Earth. Venus will align with the sun ...

The sun’s outer atmosphere resembles a pufferfish.

Thanks to the discovery of thousands of exoplanets to date, we know that planets bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune ...

Hubble Space Telescope images from January 7, 2026, show a triple jet structure on interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, including a ...