For over 10 years, scientists have been decoding the mysterious atmosphere of a famous “Pink Planet.” Now, thanks to ...

A Jupiter-size exoplanet orbiting a dead star baffled astronomers. But the planet named WD 1856 b could preview the fate of ...

As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, the history of the solar system tells its own story of ...

Researchers have discovered a planet which, by all intents and purposes, should not be there. The world, coined WD 1856 b, is slightly larger than Jupiter and circles a dead star only about the size ...

I’m a planetary scientist who was born the year of Sputnik’s launch. Over the course of my 40-year career, I’ve witnessed not one but at least five separate revolutions that fundamentally transformed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. A yellowish-orange glow bathes Phainoterra, a planet of dramatic ...

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Astronomers have found evidence of a process that supports an alternative, more rapid approach to planetary formation, more top down than bottom up. By Katrina Miller When it comes to making a planet, ...

Astronomers spotted a potential Earth-size rocky world orbiting a white dwarf, suggesting a future in which our planet outlives its star. By Jonathan O’Callaghan In six billion years the sun will ...

Six planets will align before dawn on June 3 in a planetary parade, but only two will be visible to the naked eye. Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune will likely be obscured by the rising sun or ...

Unfortunately for science fiction fans, desert worlds outside our solar system are unlikely to host life, according to new research from the University of Washington. Scientists show that an ...

Four men who hope some day to flit from planet to planet in rocket planes were last week making preparations to leave the earth. Inventor Maurice Poirer of Burbank, Calif., fired a miniature ...