Most planetary systems contain worlds larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and the low-density planets around one ...

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

A four-planet system reveals remarkable insights about how planets form and how they change during their lifetime.

Now, a new Nature study points to an answer by catching four planets at a stage most systems never show us: The awkward, ...

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

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

Leonardo Testi and team investigate the initial conditions for planet formation in this special astronomy focus ...

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

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

Long before humans walked the Earth, your solar system had a brush with two blazing blue stars that passed surprisingly close ...

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 ...