Scientists argue that limiting the search for life strictly to a star’s traditional habitable zone is too restrictive. That ...

The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. For five consecutive mornings, beginning on Aug. 17, early ...

In addition to shaping the interior of rocky planets, molten rock located deep within these planets may also contribute to ...

Over the years, passing spacecraft have observed mystifying weather patterns at the poles of Jupiter and Saturn. The two ...

More planets could be homes for aliens than we thought, scientists say - Planets we thought were not inhabitable might ...

Planets may begin forming much earlier than scientists once believed during the final stages of a star s birth, not afterward. This bold new model, backed by simulations from researchers at SwRI, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. If you haven’t heard, all the planets are in the sky at the ...

Stargazers who have heard of an amazing planetary alignment coming later in January may be in for a letdown if they look up at the night sky expecting to be dazzled. Yes, six planets will be visible ...

Studying the orbits of thousands of exoplanets shows that large planets tend to have elliptical orbits, while smaller planets tend to have more circular orbits. This split coincides with several other ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare treat this month when six planets will "align" in the night sky for an eye-catching planet parade. Planets always appear along a line known as the ecliptic, said ...