When you look at the solar system, you might notice that the planets' orbits are tilted, and oddities in the protoplanetary ...

One of the most notable properties of the giant planets in our solar system—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—are the ...

The eight planets of the solar system occupy space with their own distinct personalities. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared a video on the 14th that lets viewers compare ...

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have measured the rotation rate of an extreme exoplanet by observing the varied brightness in its atmosphere. This is the first measurement of the ...

Chrysalis, a 36-mile rotating space habitat, plans to take 2,400 people to Alpha Centauri in approximately 400 years.

The gravitational influence of dark matter on stellar motions within galaxies, particularly the high velocities of stars in the Milky Way, is the primary evidence for its existence. This influence is ...

Approximately 4.5 billion years ago, a cold cloud of gas and dust buried deep in one of the Milky Way galaxy’s spiral arms started to collapse. From there, gravity worked its magic. The cloud began to ...