According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history Star Trek ...

Scientists now believe that solar bursts hit the largest planet of our solar system two to three times a month.

Even gargantuan Jupiter, with its whirling superstorms and volatile temperatures, has a soft side. A team of researchers ...

The Sun is constantly spewing solar wind, a stream of charged particles, into interplanetary space. Occasionally, it bursts ...

The next year of science on the James Webb Space Telescope has been announced amid mounting budgetary uncertainty that could ...

Lyrid meteor shower, which peaks the night of April 22, is one of the main April highlights for sky-watchers. This meteor ...

"The solar wind squished Jupiter's magnetic shield like a giant squash ball. This created a super-hot region that spans half ...

Jupiter got body-slammed by the solar wind, and scientists have finally caught it in action. A massive solar event compressed ...

"The solar wind squished Jupiter’s magnetic shield like a giant squash ball," O'Donoghue said. "This created a super-hot ...

Planets' temperatures are largely influenced by their structural characteristics and proximity to the Sun, however, Venus ...

During evenings in April 2025, there are two bright planets visible. The departure of Venus has left Jupiter, in the west at ...

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...