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

Shining in the constellation Gemini near the bright stars Pollux and Castor, Jupiter's opposition is the best time to see the ...

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

“In March, there's a lovely eclipse of the moon on the 3rd to the 4th of March, a total eclipse of the moon. So, the moon ...

In the Solar System, there’s only one other gas giant: Saturn, currently visible to the west in the early evening. Leaving ...

Lineups of planets have often attracted attention for their supposed effects on human affairs—and for several days in early January, five solar system bodies are arranged in a n ...

Happy New Year! While we’ve had a lot of cloudy nights lately, it’s been warm for the beginning of winter. Luckily, there are a lot of great things to see ...

Ever wondered how planetary systems like our own solar system form? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope, we're getting a unique peek behind the cosmic curtain into these dusty ...

Hubble Space Telescope observations of white dwarf star G238-44 has shown that it is "consuming both rocky-metallic and icy material, the ingredients of planets," according to NASA's Goddard Space ...

Is it a two-for-sun deal. Astronomers were blown away after discovering a bizarre exoplanet that orbits twin stars closer than any ever seen before in a binary star system, per a starry study ...

EXCLUSIVE: Freddie Highmore (The Good Doctor) has attached to star in Life on Other Planets, a romantic comedy from Sony Pictures that is targeting a streaming release. Reps for Sony couldn’t be ...