Planetary systems in the Milky Way galaxy tend to follow a particular pattern: rocky planets toward the center, closest to ...

The stars may not align, but the planets will. Stargazers are in for a treat later this month when six planets form a line during a rare event scientists are dubbing a “planetary parade.” The ...

Their observations of a faint, cool M-dwarf star called LHS 1903 revealed a system with a rocky world at its outer edge. LHS ...

A global team of astronomers, led by the University of Warwick, have used a European Space Agency (ESA) telescope to discover ...

Since the 1990s, scientists have discovered approximately 6,100 planets outside our solar system, called exoplanets.

Scientists have identified a rocky outer planet in a system where a gas giant was expected. The discovery challenges ...

The planets are visible throughout February, "but they’ll be lined up best toward the end of the month,” NASA says.

On February 20, 2026, the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, Utah, will debut its new Sam Aline Skaggs Science Learning Center. With the addition of this 120,000 square foot facility, the ...

Scientists discussed the threat of asteroids at a recent conference in Phoenix. Here's what they said.

A rocky exoplanet in the LHS 1903 system defies planet formation models, hinting that gravitational upheaval reshaped the red dwarf’s four worlds.

It'll bring in five films showcasing nature's staggering beauty across the 90-foot, domed Omnitheater screen. This year's festival will take viewers to every bit of natural beauty that humans have ...

Astronomers have uncovered a distant planetary system that flips a long-standing rule of planet formation on its head. Around the small red dwarf star LHS 1903, scientists expected to find rocky ...