How do tidal forces shape a planet's orbital evolution, especially for those in the habitable zone? A recently submitted ...

These linkups happen when several planets appear to line up in the night sky at once. Such parades are fairly common, ...

But it’s not just looks. Rocky composition, general size, orbital behaviors—a lot of those qualities can be the same on both ...

Fresh off the excitement of the Perseids meteor shower is a chance to see six planets lined up in the sky at once. These events, colloquially known as planet parades, occur occasionally with the most ...

Prior to flybys, scientists used mathematical laws and observation to determine the characteristics of the planets.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope finds TRAPPIST-1 d lacks an Earth-like atmosphere, narrowing the search for habitable planets.

Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus will be visible in the early morning skies over America from Sunday, Aug.

Reaching the darkest depths of the sea was important because of how scientists, including Campbell, believe that life may exist below the icy surface of seas on other planets. In recent years, experts ...

Six planets will be visible in our skies for the next few days in the last “planetary parade” of 2025. Jupiter, Mercury, ...

Our sun is about five times less magnetically active than other sunlike stars—effectively a special case. The reason for this ...