A decade of observations of four planets around the young planetary system V1298 Tau revealed a rare, long-sought missing ...

The exhibit combines ultra-high-definition images taken by the James Webb Telescope with giant models of the planets and suns ...

In the bigger picture, “down” could be defined as being below the plane of the solar system, which is known as the ecliptic.

Enter the space exploration zone at China’s largest science museum in Shenzhen, where a giant glowing sun model hovers above, ...

In a new study, scientists used advanced computer models to peer beneath Jupiter's dense swirling cloud tops and tackle a ...

Astronomers discovered Gomez’s Hamburger, a massive protoplanetary disk. Edge-on view shows dust and gas layers with clumps ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to ...

Which way is ‘down’ has a different answer depending on where you are on Earth, in the solar system, in our galaxy and beyond ...

These space-themed cartoons are fun to watch with your kids, and they feature real-life space science and concepts in varying ...

The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact configuration and later underwent a violent reshuffling that scattered them to ...

Roughly four and a half billion years ago the planet Theia slammed into Earth, destroying Theia, melting large fractions of Earth’s mantle and ejecting a huge debris disk that later formed the moon.

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. What's more, Earth is not the only planet that displays such ...