Astronomers have been treated to a stunning fireworks display from around a young star called The events, detected in 2004 ...

Astronomers traced a mysterious 'scar' of ionized gas around the solar system to two stars that had a close flyby with our sun millions of years ago.

This rogue star has been traveling the Universe. And now, it's finally entering our Solar System. But this isn't just any ...

Ever wondered how planetary systems like our own solar system form? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Gaia space ...

At the far edge of the Solar System, where the Sun’s influence thins into the dark between the stars, a pair of aging ...

In a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal, a group of researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder ...

Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.

This artist’s illustration provided by the European Southern Observatory shows an exoplanet orbiting around two brown dwarfs, celestial objects that are lighter than stars, but heavier than gas giant ...

A mysterious cosmic scar reveals two massive stars that passed near our solar system millions of years ago, energizing nearby gas and leaving traces visible to astronomers.

A passing star may have kicked the weird moons of giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn into place, new research suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact ...

How big it is: 865,000 miles (1.392 million kilometers) across How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) What type of star it is: A yellow dwarf star The sun is the star at the center of ...