Planet 9 sits at the edge of scientific imagination, promising either an epic expansion of the Solar System or a lesson in how easily patterns can mislead us. As new data arrive and old assumptions ...
A newly discovered exoplanet is rewriting the rules of what planets can be. Orbiting a city-sized neutron star, this Jupiter-mass world has a bizarre carbon-rich atmosphere filled with soot clouds and ...
Astronomers have discovered icy rocks in the outer solar system that challenge the known laws of physics, suggesting the existence of a ninth planet. This video features an interview with the lead ...