A new study suggests that the planet’s icy interior and liquid ocean could be insulated with a three-to-six-mile-thick layer ...

Saturn gets close to the moon tonight, and skywatchers in Florida, northwestern South America, the Caribbean and Central ...

Averting your gaze when viewing the ringed planet can cause an optical phenomenon that might make you think twice about what ...

A team of astronomers has uncovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a star located 4,000 light years away from the solar system ...

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a white dwarf 4,000 light years away, raising questions about Earth ...

Astronomers have discovered a rocky Earth-like planet around a white dwarf star, hinting at our planet's future about eight billion years from now.

Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface – even though it doesn’t have one? – Sejal, age 7, Bangalore, India ...

Today, we know of more than 5,000 exoplanets: planets outside our solar system that orbit other stars. While the effort to ...

Of all the astronomical objects visible in a telescope, none has captured human imagination more than the planet Saturn.

You may need binoculars or a telescope for this one. It includes the three furthest planets in our solar system.

"If life exists in Titan's ocean under the thick ice shell, any signs of life would need to be transported up Titan’s ice shell. This is more likely to occur if Titan's ice shell is warm and ...

If you didn't know, Jupiter has no solid ground – no surface, like the grass or dirt you tread here on Earth. Let's explain ...