To test this idea, the new study looks at an exoplanet known as VHS 1256b. It has a mass of around 20 Jupiters and is one of ...

On December 7th, skywatchers are in for a treat asthe Moon will travel across the sky accompanied by the brilliant planet ...

Jupiter is already the biggest planet by far in our solar system, but new research suggests it was somehow once even larger than it is now. Twice as large, in fact. To put that into context, those ...

For the first time, scientists have continuously monitored a planet's escaping atmosphere over a complete orbit, revealing ...

A new study published in Nature Communications has revealed an unprecedented discovery about the exoplanet WASP-121 b, ...

As the 2025 year draws to a close, the December night skies offer a promising but dazzling cosmic trio surprise for the sky ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, was 2 to 2.5 times bigger in its earlier life, according to new research. Jupiter, the largest planet orbiting the sun, used to be much bigger and ...

If you are into planets and also like to get up pre-dawn (much easier in the Northern hemisphere now that it is winter here), ...

The waning moon shines close to the king of the planets on Dec. 7. Don't miss Jupiter shining close to the waning gibbous ...

That’s why scientists designed an instrument called coronagraph in the early 1930s. Coronagraph, as NASA describes, is ...

For a planet so far from the sun, its upper atmosphere is a boiling 400 degrees Celsius (750 Fahrenheit). That's about the same as Earth's upper atmosphere. "Jupiter is five times farther from the sun ...

The European Southern Observatory said the discovery as "the first clear detection of a baby planet in a disc with multiple rings" Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She ...