The James Webb Telescope captures the beginning of planetary formation around the young star HOPS-315 for the first time.

Earth and the sun in our solar system - Drpixel/Getty Images When you see art of our solar system as the planet orbit the sun, you may notice that Earth's orbit has a tilt. It is not a perfect circle.

Planet Y: In a remarkable discovery that could reshape the prevalent scientific view of our solar system, astronomers have found evidence of a ‘hidden’ planet on the outskirts of our cosmic ...

Our initial name ‘dark star’ is a misnomer,” Katherine Freese explained, highlighting the contradiction at the core of one of ...

The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper’s authors have dubbed ...

What's special about Chiron's rings is that they're still forming; this marks the first time astronomers have ever seen a ...

New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, ...

Dust brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e-6 mission contains rare meteorite relics that could change our understanding of sources of water and other life-essential ingredients in our solar system.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Astronomers have been actively hunting for a ninth planet in the solar system for almost a decade ...

A new study has proposed the existence of Planet Y, an alternative Planet Nine candidate that is smaller and closer to Earth than the hypothetical Planet X, which astronomers have been hunting for ...

Washington, DC— Our galaxy’s most abundant type of planet could be rich in liquid water due to formative interactions between ...

Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...