A huge gas giant suddenly appears in the sky. You look up in wonder. It’s beautiful. The second Saturn replaces our Moon in ...

One of the longest stellar dimming events ever observed was likely caused by the gigantic saucer-like rings of either an ...

Now researchers think they've solved the mystery of one of the longest star-dimming events ever recorded. The star, called ...

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A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, may harbor a hidden ocean and life.

With this new survey, astronomers have gained a peek inside a stage of exoplanet system formation they have yet to fully ...

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Recent research suggests that Saturn's bright rings and its largest moon, Titan, may have both originated in collisions among ...

Behind the serene, glowing beauty of Saturn’s rings lies a story of cosmic chaos. Once thought to be as old as the planets ...