An unidentified interstellar object, possibly eight times Jupiter’s mass, may have disrupted the solar system’s planets.

New research has revealed that Hot Jupiters do not always push away or destroy nearby planets during their migration. This ...

Because the period of an object does not depend on its mass, comets’ orbital periods remain unchanged due to mass loss.

Ambitious plans for lunar bases and Martian habitats present unique challenges, especially in coordinating time across ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn can be spotted without special equipment, with Uranus and Neptune requiring a telescope.

A celestial body recently discovered by a Chinese observatory has been confirmed as a comet by the International Astronomical Union IAU Astronomers ...

Not all Hot Jupiters orbit solo. Hot Jupiters are giant planets initially known to orbit alone close to their star. During ...

Blue Ring is being developed as part of the Defense Innovation Unit's (DIU) Orbital Logistics Program. DIU is a U.S. Department of Defense organization that aims to develop and field emerging ...

In 2012, the accumulation of more than 23,000 photometric measurements made it possible to identify a planetary candidate, WASP-132b, with a radius of 0.87 times Jupiter’s and an orbital period ...

Listen to Story Kumbh Mela has an intricate relationship between astronomy and human biology Planetary alignments can influence Earth's electromagnetic fields The festival occurs when Jupiter aligns ...

One of the brightest comets in 20 years, Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) returns for a close encounter with the sun — but will we be able to see it?

Solar orbital motion links. The variations of total solar irradiance ... link to the lunar perigee period variations while the second period is linked to the Jupiter period of revolution about the Sun ...