Approximately 190 light-years from Earth, two planets circle the star TOI-1130 in a setup astronomers rarely see. One is a ...

If confirmed, the rock would become just the second world past Neptune in our solar system to host an atmosphere.

Pluto was believed to be the only body beyond Neptune with an atmosphere. Now, a new discovery in our solar system is ...

In Star Wars, Anakin Skywalker burned alive on the shores of a roiling lava planet called Mustafar, fueling his tumultuous transition into Darth Vader. Now, astronomers have found an atmosphere on a ...

The answer is a gigantic “hydraulic jump,” and researchers believe similar phenomena may occur on planets like Mars.

For decades, the search for alien life has revolved around a narrow ring around stars where liquid water could exist on a planet’s surface. That “habitable zone” remains important, but astronomers are ...

When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's habitable zone. Water is a key ingredient for life, and on a planet too close to ...

The mysterious origin of an impressive cloud disturbance on Venus has now been revealed by a team including the University of Tokyo. Researchers used numerical models to show that an enormous ...

Ice giant planets such as Uranus and Neptune exhibit complex atmospheric dynamics that are critical to understanding planetary weather, chemistry, and long‐term climate evolution. Their atmospheres ...

"Rather than 'icy' or 'rocky,' we should simply call them minor giants." ...