Look to the southeastern horizon in the hours following sunset on Nov. 29 — you'll be able to see the moon shine close to the ...

The planet Neptune has a large dark spot "with an unexpected smaller bright spot adjacent to it," inveru observations using ESO's Very Large Telescope. Credit: ESO ...

Which planet is the furthest from the sun? Some may think it’s Pluto, but it’s actually Neptune. Learn more about this ice ...

It's been one Neptunian year—or about 165 Earth years—since astronomers first observed the most distant planet from the sun.

With temperatures reaching almost 2,000 degrees Celsius on its dayside, LTT 9779 is one of the few known planets in the "hot ...

A FIERY hell-world that would instantly roast visitors alive has a vast lava ocean – and may be packed with rare gems. The ...

Astronomers have discovered a new, previously unnoticed concentration of icy bodies in the Kuiper Belt, dubbed the 'inner ...

"Similar to the asteroid belt, the Kuiper Belt is a region of leftovers from the solar system's early history. Like the ...

What happens when a planet contains immense quantities of water but is far too hot for that water to remain liquid?

Welcome to your December horoscope! It’s hard to believe that we’ve made it to the end of 2025. In some ways, the year ends ...

Astronomers may have found a primordial cluster deep within the Kuiper Belt, potentially shedding light on the early solar system's structure.

A chance discovery by a NASA rover on Mars shows that the red planet has a form of lightning, which researchers had suspected ...