One popular explanation for Jupiter's fuzzy core involved a catastrophic collision early in the planet's history. Scientists ...

The universe is full of wonders, but some worlds are downright deadly. From searing heat to violent storms, these planets make Earth look like a paradise. Many of them challenge everything we know ...

Today, let's talk about those massive planets in the universe. Have you ever wondered why giant planets rotate so quickly?

People Comprising the Outer Planets Alliance Unlike Earth and Mars in the universe of The Expanse, no government entity manages those who live in the asteroid belt (known as Belters) and beyond ...

The James Webb Space Telescope was built to peer into the distant universe, yet it’s also capable of tracking moving objects ...

A planet-size object that possibly once visited the solar system may have permanently changed our cosmic neighborhood by warping the orbits of the four outer planets, a new study suggests.

Interest in steam world exoplanets really heated up in October 2024 when the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discovered the ...

These outer planet flagship missions could eventually answer questions about how our solar system formed and whether life exists elsewhere in the universe.

We know that planets don’t just orbit their star in the same place forever. Over time, planetary orbits can shift because of the combined gravitational influences of other planets in a system.

UW’s Institute for Data-intensive Research in Astrophysics and Cosmology, founded in 2016 with support from the Charles and ...

A quest for life in the cosmos has given astronomer and astrobiologist Dr. Aomawa Shields new perspective on a meaningful life on Earth. The following is an excerpt from Life on Other Planets: A ...