Astronomers have detected a relatively close exoplanet orbiting in the habitable zone of its star, where temperatures are ...

"With an orbital period of 570 days, it is a relatively cold gas giant planet," said Guðmundur Stefánsson of the University ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...

Astronomers may have found a star racing through our galaxy at an incredible speed—dragging a planet along with it! If ...

Could humans survive on other planets? What would it take to live on Mars, Venus, or even a moon like Titan? From low gravity to toxic atmospheres, every planet presents a unique challenge. Watch as ...

Gravity also acts between the Moon and the Earth and keeps the Earth in orbit around the Sun. The force that pulls things to the centre of Earth (and other planets) is called gravity. Gravity also ...

Currently, I am determining the atmospheric composition and dynamics of two super-puffs (Kepler 51b and Kepler 51d) in order to better understand how these low gravity planets maintain their ...