Gas giants are large planets mostly composed of helium and/or hydrogen. Although these planets have dense cores, they don't ...

This weekend, six planets are set to share the sky in a rare “planet parade,” giving stargazers a short but magical window to ...

The planets around a nearby star seem to be in the wrong order, hinting that they formed through a different mechanism than the familiar one by which most systems grow ...

Look west just after sunset from this weekend for a chance to see some of six planets, though the best views will be had later this month.

Before the biggest NBA stars on the planet take the court this weekend, Friday night will mark a star-studded event in Los ...

General relativity helps explain the lack of planets around tight binary stars by driving orbital resonances that eject or destroy close-in worlds. This process naturally creates a “desert” of ...

A young star called V1298 Tau is giving astronomers a front-row seat to the birth of the galaxy’s most common planets. Four ...

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will soon align in the night sky ...

Our five takeaways from the Highlanders' impressive 25-23 victory over the Crsaders in their Rugby Pacific encounter in ...

Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all in the evening sky, but you’ll need binoculars, timing, and a ...

Stargazers, get ready for a celestial show! A planetary alignment featuring six planets will be visible in late February and ...

With this new survey, astronomers have gained a peek inside a stage of exoplanet system formation they have yet to fully ...