Astronomers have finally pinned down the mass and distance of a lonely world that drifts through the galaxy without a parent ...

In doing so, they found this orphan is within the same weight class as Saturn, strengthening the case that the galaxy teems ...

Astronomers are closing in on one of the most tantalizing possibilities in planetary science, evidence that a previously ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. McClure et al. Astronomers have witnessed the birth of a planetary ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured infant planets colliding around Fomalhaut, one of the brightest stars in the night ...

What seemed like new planets around Fomalhaut were actually expanding dust clouds from violent planetary collisions seen by Hubble.

Researchers have confirmed the mass of a free-floating planet thanks to a lucky convergence of ground- and space-based ...

New images from NASA 's Hubble Space Telescope have revealed an enormous, oddly shaped disk of gas and dust around a single ...

Hubble reveals the largest planet-forming disk ever seen, Dracula's Chivito, showing a chaotic and uneven environment around ...

While its star projector leaves a lot to be desired, the Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector is a fantastic educational tool for kids, with its solar system model, complete with talking ...

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, known for its massive size, strong gravity, powerful storms and many moons ...