For every rule in the cosmos, there is a spectacular exception. While most planets orbit in a neat plane, Pluto tumbles at a ...

Across the galaxy, astronomers now see that planetary systems fall into four broad classes, and our own solar system, part of the rare Ordered group, is only one of them. At the same time, discoveries ...

When you see art of our solar system as the planet orbit the sun, you may notice that Earth's orbit has a tilt. It is not a perfect circle. What's more, Earth is not the only planet that displays such ...

A network of powerful ground-based telescopes captured rare starspot-crossing events on TOI-3884b, revealing cooler patches ...

Astronomers have made the first measurement of spin-orbit alignment for a distant ‘super-Jupiter’ planet, demonstrating a technique that could enable breakthroughs in the quest to understand how ...

For the last month and change, you might've seen the headlines about the planetary alignment, or a planetary parade, going on in our solar system. And that's true. In January 2025, Venus, Mars, ...

University of North Carolina researchers have recently discovered a baby exoplanet that could challenge our current understanding of how planets form in newly-minted solar systems. Designated IRAS ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The planet, about ...

In a real-life twist on Star Wars' Tatooine—a harsh desert planet with twin suns and a criminal underbelly—astronomers have found a bizarre new world that orbits two stars at a perfect right angle.

An ALMA telescope image shows two potential exoplanet bodies that appear to orbit a star on the same orbit. Credit: ALMA (ESO / NAOJ / NRAO) / Balsalobre-Ruza et al. Astronomers think they've found ...