The long-standing idea of planets forming in perfectly flat, orderly discs has been challenged by new research. Instead of ...

This allows us to observe the actual feeding process as the planet accumulates mass from its surroundings The system’s young ...

A team led by the Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets at the University of Montreal publishes the most precise study to date of the planetary system around the star LP 98-59. This ...

The latest research reveals the detailed mechanism of material being pulled into a black hole beyond the event horizon.

This week, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune will create a rare planetary alignment, illuminating the sky before dawn. On September 19, the waning crescent moon, Venus, and Regulus (the ...

This quiz invites you to chase comets through time and space, from ancient omens to modern scientific marvels.

Astronomers have captured a cosmic butterfly. New images from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a jaw-dropping view of a ...

Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of "steam worlds"—exoplanets known as sub-Neptunes that are rich in water but orbit ...

A planetary perspective on the relationship between life and energy, and the emergence of a life form whose influence extends ...

It is often seen as the scourge of modern society, littering our highways, byways and beaches. But now a new study argues ...

A collection of short dispatches from the field of climate microbiology conveys the contributions that single-celled life forms make to our climate system, and how we can work with them to address ...

Hurricane season will likely come roaring back as weather patterns critical to storm development continue to shift.