JWST pins down the origins of a planetary odd couple

Across the Milky Way galaxy, a planetary odd couple is circling a star some 190 light years from Earth. A normally "lonely" ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Could Pluto Once Again Be Considered a Planet? New Remarks From NASA’s Administrator Highlight an Enduring Debate Among Scientists

Two decades ago, the International Astronomical Union—which defines and names celestial bodies—redefined the criteria for ...
Earth.com

Interstellar comet carries water unlike anything in our solar system

An interstellar comet carries water unlike anything in our solar system, revealing a far colder birthplace and clues about ...

Close-in planets act as 'bouncers' to create rogue worlds

Rogue planets sound like rare travelers among the stars, freed from the gravitational constraints of a host system, left to ...
PRIMETIMER

Astronomers have identified 27 potential planets orbiting two stars, offering new insights into how planetary systems function

Astronomers identify 27 potential planets orbiting two stars using new detection methods, offering fresh insights into how ...
AOL

Astronomers detect a solar system they say should not be possible

NEW YORK (CNN) — An exoplanetary system about 116 light-years from Earth could flip the script on how planets form, according to researchers who discovered it using telescopes from NASA and the ...

Astronomers reveal always-changing multi-planet system

Astronomers at The University of New Mexico have published new research confirming three bodies orbiting the dynamic ...
Digital Journal

Strange ‘inside-out’ planetary system baffles astronomers

This artist's impressions shows the unusual set up of the solar system around the LHS 1903 star - Copyright ESA/AFP Handout This artist's impressions shows the ...