Scientists from UNSW Sydney have located a potential new exoplanet -- a planet that orbits a star outside of our solar system -- using a technique known as 'transit timing variation'. In research ...

Beyond Earth, the glory effect had only been ... “There’s a reason no glory has been seen before outside our Solar System — it requires very peculiar conditions,” said lead study author ...

"We have been waiting for 10 years to confirm that our finely tuned operations of the telescope would also allow us to access the inner planets. Now the results are in, and we can do interesting ...

A NASA mission, IMAP, will investigate and map the sun's particles and energy across the entire heliosphere, using a ...

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Using advanced simulations, the researchers propose that these planets emerge from distinct rings of planetesimals, providing fresh insight into planetary evolution beyond our solar system.

Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...

Astronomers discover a super-Earth and a sub-Neptune 250 light years away from our solar system. These planets offer a glimpse into planetary types missing from our own solar system but common in the ...

Astronomers now have a powerful new tool to uncover the faintest traces of exoplanets, galactic structures, variable stars, and fleeting cosmic events beyond our solar system. The Prime-focus ...

The Orion Nebula — where young stars are being actively born — serves as a natural laboratory for uncovering the secrets ...