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

We know that our Solar System is not the blueprint for all planetary systems out there. There are gas giant planets orbiting closer to their stars than Mercury, and rocky worlds much larger than Earth ...

Studying the orbits of thousands of exoplanets shows that large planets tend to have elliptical orbits, while smaller planets tend to have more circular orbits. This split coincides with several other ...

The secret behind the formation of super-Earth and sub-Neptune exoplanets has been revealed, thanks to a study of four young planets that are evaporating. Some 350 light-years away, the V1298 Tau ...

New research using the James Webb Space Telescope offers the most detailed portrait yet of how auroras form on Uranus.

The newborn planetary system appears to be emerging 1,300 light-years away around a baby star known as HOPS-315. Planet-forming materials were first identified using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

"There really is something very different about how these giant planets form versus how small planets like Earth form." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

At first, the universe was like a hot stew. Instead of carrots and potatoes, it had particles. As the soupy universe cooled, ...