Astronomers are closing in on what looks like a colossal missing piece of the Solar System, a giant planet that appears to ...

At the heart of giant planets like Uranus and Neptune, water has astonishing properties, in a state called superionic.

Scientists say studying objects like Ammonite, despite their immense distance, offers valuable insight into the solar ...

A young star called V1298 Tau is giving astronomers a front-row seat to the birth of the galaxy’s most common planets. Four ...

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TEMPE, Ariz. a Quick: What’s the order of the planets in the solar system? Need a little help? Maybe the following mnemonic rings a bell: “My Very Educated Mother Just Served Up Nine Pizzas.” It’s ...

Based on their models, the UZH astrophysicists concluded that the interiors of Uranus and Neptune could have a wide range of ...