The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are ...

Importantly, the 6,000 figure is continuously updated as astronomers around the world confirm new planets, meaning no single planet is officially the 6,000th.

The Kuiper Belt is loosely defined as a doughnut-shaped swath of space beginning just beyond the orbit of Neptune and ...

This brings us to the complexity of NASA's announcement. "Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by ...

The solar system holds extraordinary wonders, from Voyager 1’s historic journey into interstellar space after traveling ...

A research team led by geophysicists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography provides an explanation for ...

Who hasn't looked into the sky and wondered if there's life out there, somewhere, looking back at us? Is it possible there's ...

A research team led by geophysicists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography provides an explanation for ...

Astronomers have discovered the raw ingredients of planets orbiting two infant stars, offering a glimpse into how new worlds ...

Xinting Yu, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Texas at San Antonio, is one of two recipients of the 2025 Harold C. Urey Prize. The national award from ...

September is a special month for the planet as it reaches opposition. This means Earth will find itself in between Saturn and ...

A team of scientists has investigated how Earth’s twin became so inhospitable, and whether the same will happen to our planet ...