A closer look at the planets around a star called LHS 1903 may just flip our understanding of how planetary systems form.

Scientists have discovered something that they previously thought wasn’t possible – an ‘inside out’ star system. When you line all the planets in our solar system up, the four closest to the sun are ...

'LHS 1903 breaks this thinking.' ...

Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies scientific expectations -- and suggests these faraway worlds formed in a manner never seen ...

Typically, from what astronomers have gathered thus far, star systems follow a tidy logic: small, rocky worlds huddle close to the warmth of their star, while massive gas giants bloat up in the colder ...

Bad, bad, bad vibrations! A weather watchdog has reported an uptick in Earth’s “hum-like” heartbeat, raising concerns that it ...

NASA scientists are suddenly turning their attention to Uranus, a planet long neglected and still largely unexplored. According to a new planetary science report, a flagship mission to Uranus is now ...

A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.

NASA shared some new infrared images of the 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet this week, showing the visitor brightening up in a dramatic outburst while exiting a solar system. The images were taken by the ...

Out in the Kuiper Belt, the massive doughnut of debris beyond Neptune, about one in 10 kilometer-scale objects have surprised scientists with their unexpected shape. Rather than resembling a ball, ...

A team of international astronomers has announced the discovery of an 'inside-out' planetary system that defies the established understanding of planetary patterns.

Hubble observations reveal a giant, turbulent planet-forming disk that may reshape theories of how planetary systems develop.