The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe.

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has more than doubled in a matter of weeks, according to ...

Pluto may not be a planet any more, but you still have a chance to see the distant dwarf planet at one of Michigan's ...

Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the discovery of our outermost planet-not-planet. Here's what to know about the short ...

The gas giant WASP 121b, also known as Tylos, has an atmospheric structure unlike any we have ever seen, and the fastest ...

NEW ORLEANS — Solar sails that allow satellites to glide on the light from the sun could soon become a reality. The ...

More than 1 million "interstellar objects" the size of the Statue of Liberty could be drifting unseen in the outer solar ...

Aimed at the nearby star PDS 70, the James Webb Space Telescope is watching newborn planets take shape before our eyes in ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...

In 2011, a project that surveyed the Milky Way galaxy for exoplanets — which are planets beyond our solar system — spotted an ...

The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...