Over the past decade or so, astronomers have speculated about the characteristics of rogue planets in the Milky Way galaxy. These "free-floating" worlds don't orbit stars, but instead roam the ...

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Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all, following the declassification of Pluto nearly two decades ago, ...

The data comes largely from information collected by the relatively new eROSITA telescope. This telescope is the first X-ray ...

Earth" planet was discovered by researchers. It is not believed these planets are more common than previously thought.

Scientists are investigating the number of super-Earths compared to Neptune-sized planets in other solar systems. Their ...

WRITERS on astronomical subjects find it comparatively easy to give a popular or semi-popular description of such a parochial affair as the solar system ... explore the Milky Way and to fathom ...

Named Zhúlóng, after a Chinese solar dragon, it looks remarkably like our Milky Way, with spiral arms, a central bulge, and a sprawling disk of stars. Detected by the James Webb Space Telescope during ...

The UK defense giant BAE Systems says it's about to massively boost its 155 mm shell production. It's looking to use new methods to amp up production and reduce the reliance on imports.