Some 350 light-years away, the V1298 Tau system features an infant sun-like star, just 23 million years old, orbited by four ...

A decade of observations of four planets around the young planetary system V1298 Tau revealed a rare, long-sought missing ...

Realising that our solar system isn’t like most others out there has helped astronomers rewrite the story of how it formed ...

Most planetary systems contain worlds larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and the low-density planets around one ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. McClure et al. Astronomers have witnessed the birth of a planetary ...

Protoplanetary disks are the birthplaces of planets, but few discoveries have stretched scientific expectations like IRAS ...

Dust disks around stars where exoplanets form have been imaged for years. However, they become darker and elude research – ...

Astronomers have discovered more than 300 exoplanetary systems that have three or more known planets. Most of these planets are about the same size and spaced close together, earning them the moniker ...

In theory, a planet may be able to orbit a binary star system in a figure of eight, but it may not be particularly stable, ...

While its star projector leaves a lot to be desired, the Science Can Solar System Planetary Projector is a fantastic educational tool for kids, with its solar system model, complete with talking ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists believe they may have resolved a 39-year-old mystery about the radiation belts around Uranus. When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid ...