Researchers are studying eccentric warm Jupiters, giant exoplanets that follow odd, elongated orbits unlike anything in our solar system.

The space object, named Chiron, is believed to be a piece of rock measuring a whopping 130 miles wide at its broadest point - ...

Astronomers are investigating a strange class of exoplanets known as eccentric warm Jupiters — massive gas giants that orbit ...

A mysterious comet flying through our solar system may be doing more than just passing by-it could help explain how giant planets like Jupiter are born. At a major planetary science conference in ...

Our own planet represents a tiny fraction of the peculiar phenomena that can be found lurking throughout the cosmos, and ...

'This challenges current models of disk chemistry and evolution' Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered a strange disk of gas and dust around an infant star that ...

A recent study has sparked intrigue by suggesting the existence of a mysterious object from beyond our solar system behaving like a “seed”, journeying across the galaxy and potentially giving birth to ...

This handout artist’s impression released on October 2, 2025 shows Cha 1107-7626, a rogue planet located about 620 light-years away about 5-10 times more massive than Jupiter and doesn’t orbit a star.

Our Solar System contains eight planets (sorry, Pluto) orbiting around the Sun. But while all planets are important members of the club, if we’re being honest, we know there’s a crown jewel of our ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Our first meeting was a bit awkward. One of us is an ...