The striking thing about this is that repeating the procedure on the star turned up no evidence of carbon-based chemicals, ...

Caltech researchers have developed a new simulation of the hydrological cycle on Jupiter, modeling how water vapor condenses ...

The asteroid belt is found orbiting between Mars and Jupiter and is a vast collection of rocks that is thought to be a planet ...

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The early solar system is still a bit of a mystery to scientists, but the secret to learning Jupiter's origins might be ...

In 2015, Hubble Space Telescope imagery was used to create an HD look at the gas giant planet Jupiter. [Facts about our solar system's largest planet]( Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

The solar system holds extraordinary wonders, from Voyager 1’s historic journey into interstellar space after traveling ...

I remember watching a documentary that described Jupiter as a gas giant. The image that came to my mind was a huge, soft "cotton candy" floating in space. Think about it, cotton candy can be pierced ...

Dr Ryan MacDonald, lecturer in extrasolar planets in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of St Andrews, ...

A "planet parade" is going on in the pre-dawn sky, with Venus, Jupiter and Saturn shining brightly. This week, the moon moves through the field.

But the surprises just keep coming. The mysterious entity, which was first spotted hurtling towards the Sun from far beyond in early July, has fascinated researchers ever since. As Science Alert ...

On August 24, 2006, our solar system lost a planet. It wasn't by cataclysmic destruction, but rather by the vote of the International Astronomical Union, which declared that Pluto, considered the ...