One of the longest stellar dimming events ever observed was likely caused by the gigantic saucer-like rings of either an unseen brown dwarf or "super-Jupiter" blocking its host star's light, ...

A newly identified planet candidate, HD 137010 b, looks strikingly Earth-like in size and orbit — but it may be colder than Mars due to its dimmer star. If it has a thick enough atmosphere, though, ...

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

A multifractal spectrum called a weighted Cantor set model can describe how galaxies cluster, which is similar to other ...

Explore the solar system from Mercury to Pluto and discover the extraordinary differences in orbital speed, year length, and rotation. Learn how Mercury completes a year in just 88 days, while Neptune ...

Stokey’s Solar Walk transforms the revetment between Bonchurch and Wheelers Bay into a to-scale model of our planetary neighbourhood.

NASA is quietly entertaining one of the most audacious telescope concepts ever proposed: using the Sun itself as a giant lens ...

Imagine sprinting barefoot across a searing hot parking lot in midsummer. The ground blazes. The light dazzles and blinds ...

Experts have given their brutal verdict on the Love Island: All Stars' outlandish views on the shape of our planet.

NASA is on a mission to scan the Northern Lights and fly rockets straight into them to uncover what actually happens inside ...