In Roman mythology, Pluto is the god and ruler of the dead. For a return mission to the dwarf planet, Howett and her ...

Makemake, one of the most intriguing dwarf planets in our solar system, stands out for its unique characteristics. Discover ...

New evidence suggests Ceres could be one of the most important places to explore in the solar system. Donald Trump's ...

Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the solar system? The idea has been around since before the ...

Researchers may have discovered a gas giant orbiting the star Alpha Centauri A, and it appears to be in the star's habitable ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected a possible gas giant the size of Saturn in the stellar system nearest our own ...

A rare planet in Nu Octantis orbits backward - hinting it may be a second-generation world formed from stellar remnants.

A giant planet may be orbiting the nearest Sun-like star to Earth, and the discovery is sparking excitement across the ...

A typical white dwarf’s core elements are obscured by thick layers of hydrogen and helium—but that covering almost entirely ...

Astronomers found strong evidence that a gassy Jupiter-size world is orbiting one of three stars in the stellar system ...

Plus: The August Full Sturgeon Moon shines, the colorful double star Albireo sparkles, and Mercury reappears in the sky this ...

Astronomers have utilized NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to discover a potential exoplanet orbiting a star in the Alpha ...