TOI-6894 b, the largest exoplanet relative to its host star yet seen, doesn’t fit the most widely accepted formation model ...

In an unprecedented discovery, astronomers have detected a rare exoplanet located at the very edge of the Milky Way galaxy, ...

Researchers now appreciate that gas planets are more complex than first thought. New findings have implications for our ...

The core of the Red Planet may be filled with sulfur. New experiments have shown that the core of Mars formed much faster ...

Astronomers have spotted a cosmic mismatch that has left them perplexed - a really big planet orbiting a really small star. The discovery defies current understanding of how planets form.

Scientists have uncovered evidence that precious metals like gold are leaking from Earth’s core into the mantle, ultimately ...

It had not been thought possible that such tiny, weak stars could provide the conditions needed to form and host huge planets.

For over half a billion years, Earth’s magnetic field has risen and fallen in sync with oxygen levels in the atmosphere, and scientists are finally uncovering why. A NASA-led study reveals a striking ...

Geologic records reveal that magnetic field strength and oxygen levels rise and fall together, implying deep-Earth processes ...

Mercury doesn't give up its secrets easily. The smallest planet in our solar system is also one of the most extreme—a ...

The robotic spacecraft Psyche has regained propulsion after a snag cut its propellant system in April. Engineers had to ...

What would happen if you put a baseball-sized piece of neutron star on the Earth? Would it fall to the core of the Earth and ...