The ice giants remain some of the most interesting places to explore in the solar system. Uranus in particular has drawn a ...

There’s a town in Illinois where everyday objects have undergone a serious growth spurt, and the World’s Largest Pitchfork in Casey stands tall as proof that sometimes bigger really is better – ...

Fisherman’s Outlet in Los Angeles has been quietly serving up some of the most spectacular seafood you’ll find anywhere in Southern California, and if you haven’t been there yet, you’re missing out on ...

Astronomers have recently unveiled the existence of giant planets that defy current models of planetary formation, ...

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Astronomers have made a stunning discovery that reveals just how ancient some of the water in our universe really is. Using the powerful Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, ...

Planets do not emit visible light like stars; they shine in the sky because they reflect sunlight. Exoplanets too reflect ...

For decades, astronomers have been awed by Saturn’s ring beauty. But a tiny, icy wanderer drifting between Saturn and Uranus ...

Warm Jupiters are rewriting the rules of planet formation - showing eccentric orbits that stay strangely aligned with their ...

Can an object somewhat behave like both a planet and a star, especially when it is forming? Turns out, the answer is yes! Astronomers have reported a mysterious “rogue planet” gobbling 6 million tons ...

Astronomers are investigating a strange class of exoplanets known as eccentric warm Jupiters — massive gas giants that orbit their stars in unexpected, elongated paths. Unlike their close-orbiting ...

Uranus and Neptune have been called the “ice giants” for decades. But in new research, that nickname might be more a misnomer ...