Exomoons are a hot topic in the science community, as none have been confirmed with astronomers finding new and creative ways ...

TRAPPIST-1 b, the innermost planet, was recently observed in depth by JWST in the mid-infrared, a type of light to which our ...

In a few billion years, our Sun will die. It will first enter a red giant stage, swelling in size to perhaps the orbit of ...

New observations show that newly formed planets close to a star help shepherd dust and gas to create more planets farther out ...

More information: Garett Brown et al, A substellar flyby that shaped the orbits of the giant planets, arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2412.04583 Journal information: arXiv ...

Previously considered an airless ball, an Earth-sized world orbiting a red dwarf some 40 light-years away may have an ...

The dwarf planet Makemake, which chills out in the deep freeze of the outer Solar System, might be home to an ice volcano 1. Makemake is one of many icy worlds that orbit the Sun past Neptune.

New research on Ceres reveals hidden organic materials, suggesting subsurface reservoirs and internal energy sources.

Surviving planets would need to stabilize their orbits, retain water-rich atmospheres, and avoid destruction during the red giant phase. Despite the odds, white dwarf planets offer a fascinating ...