Astronomers are just beginning to scratch the surface of the complex, and sometimes violent, relationships between planets ...

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most definitely don’t Shi En Kim - Reporter An artist’s impression of ten hot ...

A mysterious comet flying through our solar system may be doing more than just passing by—it could help explain how giant planets like Jupiter are born. At a major planetary science conference in ...

I find the outer reaches of our solar system fascinating. It’s a place that we know very little about considering how relatively close it is – even its size is up for debate. It’s littered with icy ...