Since the Kepler Space Telescope began its prowl for exoplanets in 2009, it has uncovered a strange pattern among these alien ...

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Discover why the solar system's planets are arranged as they are, shaped by formation conditions and planetary migration.

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Saturn reigns supreme when it comes to the number of moons orbiting any solar system planet. Including the 128 ...

A new study published in Nature has revealed a rare glimpse into the early life of four young exoplanets orbiting the star ...

In 2026, astronauts will travel around the moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will ...

Around the bright star Fomalhaut, astronomers spotted glowing clouds of debris left behind by colossal collisions between ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, UK scientists have found an atmosphere on a red hot planet 280 light years away, in the ...

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