Using the gravitational pull of a well-placed planet, such as Jupiter, to slingshot a spacecraft outwards can reduce the travel time dramatically Reaching the outer planets with a spacecraft is ...

NASA recently shut down Voyager 1's cosmic ray subsystem and Voyager 2's low-energy charged particle will also be deactivated ...

A planet-size object that possibly once visited the solar system may have permanently changed our cosmic neighborhood by warping the orbits of the four outer planets, a new study suggests.

Thomas says this goes for all outer planets: Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. “Jupiter and Saturn are the only outer planets that the ancients were aware of in previous times,” explains Thomas.

Since the outer planets take longer to orbit the sun than Earth, the Earth often laps planets on its journey traveling around ...

Astronomers have discovered two exoplanets around TOI-1453, a star about 250 light years away. These two exoplanets, a ...

An international team led by researchers in Japan and Europe has discovered a new multi-planet system around a Sun-like star, ...

After dusk on Friday night, seven planets are expected to align in the night sky. But you'll need binoculars or a telescope ...

The Outer Worlds 2 could bring more planets to explore, making the sequel bigger and more exciting. However, more planets could detract from the detailed world design that makes The Outer Worlds ...

meaning that for every three orbits of the inner planet, the outer planet completes almost exactly two. Such resonances are considered a natural consequence of orbital migration, offering clues as ...