Thanks to the sheer mass of Jupiter and fellow gas giant Saturn, the Solar System barycenter is rarely in the center of the ...

Astronomers have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to find strong evidence for a planet orbiting a star in the triple system closest to our own sun. At just 4 light-years away from Earth, the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was in fact nudged into a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This artist’s concept shows what the gas giant orbiting ...

Astronomers have long been puzzled by a cosmic mystery: planets orbiting two stars—like Star Wars’ Tatooine—are surprisingly rare, even though they should be common. New research suggests the culprit ...

A giant planet the size of Saturn orbiting a sun-like star has potentially been identified in our nearest neighbouring stellar system, Alpha Centauri. At just four light years from Earth, Alpha ...

Astronomers now estimate there is at least one planet for every star in our galaxy. These worlds, called exoplanets, are ...