A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a new study reports.

They also orbit near their stars, in many cases closer than Mercury is to the Sun. Our solar system, in contrast, appears to be different. “[Planetary scientists] have thought our solar system ...

Sub-Neptune planets that are smaller than Neptune in size are the most common type of planet known to exist in the Milky Way, but they are absent from the solar system. They have atmospheres that ...

The HR 8799 system, a mere 30 million years old, is a cosmic youngster compared to our 4.6 billion-year-old solar system. Its planets, still radiating heat from their turbulent formation ...

Exposure to what feels like an onslaught of troubling news can result in prolonged activation of our stress response systems, resulting in hormonal changes and increased metabolic rates that ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbon dioxide in planets outside of our solar system for the first time, scientists announced Monday. The gas giants are ...

"If you have these huge planets acting like bowling balls running through your solar system, they can either really disrupt, protect, or do a little bit of both to planets like ours, so ...

"These giant planets have pretty big implications," Balmer said. "If you have these huge planets acting like bowling balls running through your solar system, they can either really disrupt, protect, ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. When ICE agents detained Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student and pro ...

MrSpherical The Solar System Gets Animated! - SolarBalls Compilation Posted: March 13, 2025 | Last updated: March 13, 2025 Welcome to SolarBalls! Space animation filled with fun, entertaining ...