A low-density, puffy planet orbiting relatively far from a young star in a nearly perpendicular orbit. What's going on?

One of the most notable properties of the giant planets in our solar system—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—are the ...

There are a couple of ways that scientists can date planets, so which planets formed first in our solar system?

Astronomers are investigating a strange class of exoplanets known as eccentric warm Jupiters — massive gas giants that orbit their stars in unexpected, elongated paths. Unlike their close-orbiting ...

The Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory is thrilled to be your guide to the skies. In this column, I’ll be clarifying some of ...

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Astronomers observe for the first time the actual motion of spirals in a protoplanetary disk, revealing gravitational ...

When you look at the solar system, you might notice that the planets' orbits are tilted, and oddities in the protoplanetary ...

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) is more than just a club for students who are passionate about ...

Planets that orbit white dwarf stars should be too hot to host alien life, theories suggest. But a new study accounting for ...

We actually know very little about what's going on inside Uranus and Neptune, causing researchers to propose that these ...

In the hunt for extraterrestrial life, we usually look for planets orbiting sun-like stars and icy moons. But there is ...