The scene around WISPIT 2 is messy in a way that matters. Rings of dust circle the young star, gaps cut through the disc, and ...

Surprise, it's twins.

In 2024, researchers reported another far-off world that smells like rotten eggs. HD 189733b, some 64 light-years from Earth, ...

Astronomers have observed two planets forming in the disk around a young star named WISPIT 2. Having previously detected one ...

The decades since scientists confirmed the first planet around another star have been rich in discovery, but it’s rare to see ...

Astronomers have spotted two planets forming around a distant infant star, offering a time capsule into see what the solar ...

Learn how a planet-forming disc around a young star reveals multiple planets taking shape at once.

The solar system has many more moons than the one we can see in the sky. But how many do we actually know about? And how many ...

Journey to Sedna, a distant red dwarf planet with an 11,400-year orbit. Explore its icy surface, enigmatic orbit, and ...

Oxford-led team found a sulfur-rich exoplanet with a vast magma ocean, 35 light-years away, challenging current planet ...

The Solar System is a weird place filled with incredible physics and geological oddities that often break down in human terms ...

Scientists have identified a potential new type of planet that has a sulphurous atmosphere and magma oceans evocative of ...