Astronomers have captured some of the most detailed images of debris discs from fully formed, ‘teenage’ planetary systems.

Beyond the planets’ neat orbits lies a hidden vertical structure of our solar system. From the icy trillions of the Oort ...

A global team of astronomers, led by the University of Warwick, have used a European Space Agency (ESA) telescope to discover a planetary system that turns our understanding of planet formation upside ...

As next-generation telescopes map this outer frontier, astronomers are bracing for discoveries that could reveal hidden planets, strange structures, and clues to the solar system’s chaotic youth.

The solar system’s most giant planet is slightly less of a giant than scientists once thought. Jupiter, a world that is so ...

A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, may harbor a hidden ocean and life.

A planet parade is basically the nickname given when the planets in our solar system appear to line up in a roughly straight line from the Earth’s perspective. Just after sunset on 28 February, six of ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday3This dark, moonless Friday the 13th evening is the perfect time ...

February: it’s a short month, and it’s also relatively short on stargazing highlights. Still, patient stargazers will be ...

For many years, scientists viewed Mercury as a world that no longer had an active geological history. The planet appears to ...

Now, the public is able to enjoy a visually stunning glimpse into Lee’s unparalleled experience as a pioneer in space exploration — as well as his passion for searching for the answers to life’s ...