A new study led by Truong, however, is the one that suggests the chemical inventory of the early solar system contained much more carbon, oxygen and nitrogen than once assumed; in ...

A large planet has been spotted orbiting a dwarf star that is just 3 million years old, offering possible clues to how the ...

Scientists have discovered a nearby exoplanet that is just a baby by planetary standards, located 520 light-years away.

Not so far from Earth, an infant planet is just getting its start at life. And by peeking beneath the thick cocoon of ...

Plus, as a reporter and editor, I’d known Louis Friedman, both when he was also a planetary scientist at JPL, and then when ...

The Solar Orbiter mission has captured the highest-resolution views of the sun’s surface to date, showcasing massive sunspots ...

The most popular reason to study the atmospheres of planets beyond the Solar System is to look for Earth counterparts that ...

Although the future of the legendary aviation company's space sector is up in the air, its legacy has long shaped travel ...

From the center of the solar system, rages a powerful wind. Sent by the Sun, this wind whips at speeds exceeding one ... The ...

The nearby star Vega, featured in the 1997 movie Contact, appears to have a smooth disk devoid of giant planets for reasons ...

Using JWST, astronomers confirmed that some proplyds in the Orion Nebula surround brown dwarfs, providing new insights into ...

Decades-old data from NASA's Voyager 2 has reignited interest in Uranus, revealing new insights that challenge past ...