Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. It's about 11 times wider than Earth with an equatorial diameter of 88,846 ...

"A planet orbiting not just a binary, but a binary brown dwarf, as well as being on a polar orbit, is rather incredible and ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In a memorable image from the 1977 film "Star Wars," the young hero Luke Skywalker gazes ...

A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Located about ...

Astronomers believe they’ve discovered a "Tatooine"-like planet orbiting two stars in a galaxy far, far away. The planet is ...

Almost 10 years ago, a NASA spacecraft was able to take several photos of Pluto, known for decades as a planet before it was ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Astronomers have spotted a small rocky planet that orbits perilously close to its host star ...

Pluto isn’t the only dwarf planet in our solar system's outer reaches. Now is an ideal time to look for the egg-shaped Haumea, says Abigail Beall ...

The brown dwarf pair was first spotted years ago ... bodies can help us understand how conditions beyond our solar system may yield planets vastly different from our own, said study author ...