In the classic "overhead view" diagram of our solar system, the planets (except for oddball Pluto, recently demoted to a dwarf planet ... and again to make asteroids and moons and planets.

The discovery was made on a massive exoplanet known as K2-18b that for years has captivated scientists searching for life ...

A planet 140 light-years from Earth is rapidly coming apart due to its close proximity to its star. The roasting planet is effectively evaporating away: It sheds an enormous amount of surface minerals ...

A team of astronomers announced on April 16, 2025, that in the process of studying a planet around another star, they had ...

Astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets — worlds beyond our solar system. Most of them are in single-star systems, ...

Align your life with the moon's phases for optimal productivity and emotional well-being. From manifesting during the New Moon to releasing during the Full Moon, each phase offers unique ...

finding evidence that it could be a giant rocky planet shrouded in a thick, hot atmosphere. TOI-270 d ... Saturn's Moon Titan Could Harbor Life, but Only a Tiny Amount, Study Finds Apr. 7 ...

Geology is broadly the study of the Earth and other planets, moons, and smaller planetary bodies. Fields of geology range from the initial formation and differentiation of the Earth to modern ...

A rare 'smiley face' triple conjunction is coming to Earth's morning skies on April 25, when Venus, Saturn and the crescent moon form a celestial smirk near the horizon.