Simulations reveal that Jupiter’s rapid growth disrupted the early solar system, creating rings where new planetesimals ...

An international team of astronomers led by Dutch and French researchers was the first to observe plasma ejections and solar ...

A nearby star has just been caught throwing a tantrum – and it could rewrite what we know about the potential for life in the ...

Astronomers detected a storm on a star other than our Sun for the first time, in an explosion so violent it could strip away ...

A University of Iowa researcher has been awarded funding from NASA to create an interstellar map that could lead to more accurate observations of planets located outside our solar system — known as ...

Nearly a century after Pluto’s discovery, astronomers are still hunting for mysterious planets beyond Neptune - including a ...

If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University ...

At a young age, we're told how the sun warms Earth and makes life possible. That idea sticks with most of us for life. But ...

UK teams are helping NASA develop imaging tech for a space telescope that will hunt for alien planets beyond Earth.

Since the dawn of civilization, humanity has wondered whether we are alone in the universe. Some people—myself ...