When you look at the solar system, you might notice that the planets' orbits are tilted, and oddities in the protoplanetary ...

“The object’s aphelion—the farthest point on the orbit from the sun—is more than 1,600 times that of Earth’s orbit,” Institute for Advanced Study’s Sihao Cheng mentioned in a recent press release. As ...

A new study suggests yet another theory for a possible extra planet in our solar system, likely of a size between Mercury and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. The first supermoon of the year is approaching. Here’s what to know ...

Scientists from UNSW Sydney have located a potential new exoplanet – a planet that orbits a star outside of our solar system – using a technique known as ‘transit timing variation’. In research ...

A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Located about 120 light years away, the exoplanet appears to take an unusual path around ...

For the first time since 2008, two new planets are being added to one of northern Maine's most famous — and scientifically accurate — roadside attractions. Dwarf planets Haumea and Makemake are the ...

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This artist’s illustration provided by the European Southern Observatory shows the possible orbit of a new exoplanet around two brown dwarfs, or failed stars, 120 light years away. (L. Calçada/ESO via ...

A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Located about 120 light years away, the exoplanet appears to take an unusual path around ...