When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. There are currently more than 5,800 known planets beyond the solar system. Artist Martin Vargic ...

Why has silicon, one of the most common elements in the universe, gone largely undetected in the atmospheres of Jupiter, ...

A new Big Bang model does away with speculative elements, putting gravitational waves at the forefront of the creation of ...

This is pretty great news for a couple of reasons. First of all, if you’re holding out hope that we are not alone in the universe, your odds just got a lot better. The more planets there are out ...

Of all possible universes, ours is probably not the only inhabitable one. Universes that start under different circumstances from our own might give rise to a wide range of exotic habitable ...

Ten planets that appear to be drifting in interstellar space have been spotted by an international team of astronomers. The planets are so far from any host stars that they may not orbit a star at all ...

HIGH above us in the distant reaches of space lie planets of every shape, size and colour. But just how many are in the universe, and what is the nearest planet to Earth?

But it’s not just looks. Rocky composition, general size, orbital behaviors—a lot of those qualities can be the same on both ...

HIGH above us in the distant reaches of space lie planets of every shape, size and colour. But just how many are in the universe, and what is the nearest planet to Earth?

Not all planets have a home. For decades, astronomers and science fiction authors alike have speculated about orphaned orbs cast adrift from their home stars, endlessly wandering the boundless ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook If things go bad for planet Earth, residents in the Marvel Cinematic Universe have a few possible ...