A recent study found that Jupiter was once twice the size that it is now, making it big enough to swallow up 2,000 Earths.

They call it the architect as it played a critical role in shaping the orbital paths of other planets and sculpting the disk ...

Once thought to be a barren, rocky body, known as Ceres, it is now revealing itself as something far more interesting, in the ...

Astronomers have discovered that the Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System, was once so big that it could have held ...

On May 21, the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of 2017 OF 201, which, because ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed that crystalline water ice exists in the debris disk surrounding HD 181327, a ...

A powerful X2.7-class solar flare may disrupt GPS and radio signals tonight, while also making the Northern Lights visible ...

Today, it’s believed that Jupiter and Saturn, the largest planets, were the first to fully form, both within a few million ...

Astronomers have long suspected the presence of frozen water, ever since in 2008 data from Nasa's retired Spitzer Space ...

Mar. 17, 2025 — A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new ... Webb Telescope Captures Its ...