New research from the University of St Andrews has found that giant free floating planets have the potential to form their ...

"The formation of planetary systems is not exclusive to stars but might also work around lonely starless worlds." ...

A massive, fast-orbiting planet is inching closer to its star, and scientists now have direct evidence of its impending ...

Astronomers are watching a giant exoplanet spiral toward its star - offering a rare, real-time look at how planets die.

New research from the University of St Andrews has provided groundbreaking insights into the potential of giant, free-floating planets forming their own miniature planetary systems. These objects, ...

Scientists from the University of St Andrews studied cosmic objects that are comparable to giant planets, but don’t orbit around a star.

These bodies with masses between 13 and 75 times the mass of Jupiter (or 1.3% to 7.5% the mass of the sun) are, therefore, much fainter than regular main sequence stars, despite the fact that some ...

"NIRCam and MIRI coronagraphy has successfully demonstrated the ability to directly image young sub-Jupiter-mass and mature gas giant exoplanets," the authors write. "However, these modes struggle ...

As if deadly rains of glass, temperatures hot enough to melt lead, and sidewise 5,000 mph winds weren't unfriendly enough, the JWST has found a Jupiter-sized exoplanet also stinks of rotten eggs.

Weighing in at 2.5 times the mass of the rest of the solar system planets, Jupiter played an important role in the formation and evolution of its siblings. New theories about the early solar system ...

Your celestial ruler, Mercury, is at odds with Jupiter, creating tension in communication and breakdowns in your one-on-one connections. Whether personally or professionally, misunderstandings are ...