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Hot Jupiters are giant planets initially known to orbit alone close to their star. During their migration towards their star, these planets were thought to accrete or eject any other planets present.

Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun, is one of the most breathtaking sights in our solar system. With stunning visuals ...

New observational data from the James Webb Space Telescope and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike ...

The discovery of two new planets beyond our solar system by a team of astronomers from The University of Warwick and the ...

A powerful new tool comes online this year that could help astronomers locate the mysterious planet hiding somewhere beyond ...

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A spacecraft named BepiColombo is currently zipping by planet Mercury, making a very close flyby and snapping incredible high ...

Giant planets orbiting close to their stars were thought to boot other planets out of their star system on the way in, but ...

They may look like they’re arranged in tight formation. But remember, that’s a grand illusion. The planets’ orbits around the ...

The Bárðarbunga volcano system was responsible for Iceland's largest eruption for 300 years back in 2014. After a recent ...