Astronomers observe for the first time the actual motion of spirals in a protoplanetary disk, revealing gravitational ...

Astronomers have discovered an alien world that defies every planetary rule with its massive size, low density, and tilted ...

Context. As a star evolves, the planet orbits change with time due to tidal interactions, stellar mass losses, friction and gravitational drag forces, mass accretion and evaporation on/by the planet.

One of the most notable properties of the giant planets in our solar system—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—are the ...

For decades, astronomers have been awed by Saturn’s ring beauty. But a tiny, icy wanderer drifting between Saturn and Uranus ...

Uranus and Neptune have been called the “ice giants” for decades. But in new research, that nickname might be more a misnomer ...

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In a viral interview, a well-known Flat Earther tried to explain how “the Sun circles above the Earth” — but his explanation ...

Spring, summer, fall and winter—the seasons on Earth change every few months, around the same time every year. It's easy to take this cycle for granted here on Earth, but not every planet has a ...