The fate of a comet that was predicted to pass close to Earth remains a mystery five years after its dramatic breakup in the ...

At the farthest edges of the solar system, strange objects follow paths that defy easy explanation. This story investigates ...

The Oort Cloud is often described as the outermost boundary of the solar system, but its true role remains uncertain. This ...

A newly studied solar system breaks the usual planet pattern, raising fresh questions about how rocky and gas planets form.

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Astronomers have observed a planetary system that challenges current planet ...

Their observations of a faint, cool M-dwarf star called LHS 1903 revealed a system with a rocky world at its outer edge. LHS ...

Since the 1990s, scientists have discovered approximately 6,100 planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets.

In a conventional system like our own, rocky planets such as Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars orbit closest to the host star. Farther out, gas giants ...

A small red dwarf star in the Milky Way has drawn attention after astronomers mapped four closely orbiting planets around it. The system, known as LHS.

India will miss the annular solar eclipse on February 17, 2026, visible in South Africa and South America. While the celestial event won't impact India, it's predicted to bring varied astrological ...

Astronomers found a strange planetary system 116 light-years away. It orbits a red dwarf star called LHS 1903. The planets are arranged in an unexpected order. The outermost planet is rocky, which ...

Astronomers have found a rocky planet where it should not exist, orbiting far from a cool red star. Could this strange ...