When we think of exoplanets that may be able to support life, we home in on the habitable zone. A habitable zone is a region ...

A joint Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project to learn more about the dusty disk around the bright star Vega ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Mercury is closest to the Sun. Neptune is the farthest. Jupiter: This planet has a faint ring system composed ...

Exoplanets can be quite different from Earth, but occasionally researchers find one that gives a sneak peak into what the ...

Night sky observers always factor in the moon to determine the best time for astronomy viewing, especially for the two meteor ...

As we enter the penultimate month of 2024, NASA has shared some spectacular images from across the universe and closer to ...

Jupiter, which currently gleams from within the sparkling winter constellation Taurus, reaches opposition with the sun just a ...

See NASA rover's spectacular photos of a "potato eclipse" on Mars as its "asteroid moon" Phobos transited across the sun's ...

Our ability to detect planets outside our Solar System is becoming more refined ... and mini-Neptunes (up to 7 or 8 times the size of Earth), orbiting very close to their star, often closer than ...

You may need binoculars or a telescope for this one. It includes the three furthest planets in our solar system.

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a white dwarf 4,000 light years away, offering a glimpse into our ...