When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva) Planets can differ from the swirling envelopes of gas and ...

Is there a second Earth out there in space? Our knowledge of planetary systems far, far away is increasing constantly, as new technologies continue to sharpen our gaze into space. To date, 3,700 ...

Water isn't just delivered to planets by comets and asteroids — it can also be forged as worlds form, a new study finds. For decades, scientists have debated the origin of Earth's water. One ...

Astronomers gazing upon a star system not too far from Earth were recently treated to a marvelous discovery: a group of six planets moving around a sun-like star in a seemingly perfect cosmic dance ...

Outer space never fails to remind us just how much we don't know. Astronomers have uncovered a lemon-shaped planet that ...

Astronomers hunting for planets orbiting nearby stars similar to the Sun are looking for signs of rocky, Earth-like planets in a “habitable” zone, where conditions such as temperature and liquid water ...

"For observational astrophysicists, one widely accepted picture of planet formation was likely too simplified." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...