The conclusions come from patterns tracked by scientists that point to several meteorite impacts through geological records.

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

Saturn is a planet widely recognisable for its iconic rings but a new study suggests Earth may also have had a similar ring ...

The giant planet J1407b has been a weird space mystery since its discovery in 2010. But a new study revealed something about the planet that may help explain at least part of its weirdness: a ...

Recent research featured in Earth and Planetary Science Letters uncovers interesting findings about this ancient ring and its anticipated influence on our planet. While the notion that Earth had a ...

In the cosmic candy shop, there are Ring Pops (less magnificent versions of Saturn), Hot Tamales (Jupiter-like planets close to their stars and blazing hot), and even cotton candy planets (big ...

The rings would likely circle the Earth's equator, since the planet's rotation creates a massive bulge there. So people living in Quito, Ecuador, would see the rings as a thin slice of light in ...

During the time 485 to 443 million years ago, known as the Ordovician period, Earth was already in the throes of a serious cold snap. But the ring may have exacerbated things, plunging the planet ...

It’s a yearly moment when Saturn, Earth and the sun ... It’s a big moment for amateur astronomers with telescopes because an outer planet's annual opposition sees its entire disk visible ...

One example is the planet HIP-41378 f, a gas giant with a three year orbit around an almost Sun-like star about 350 light years away from Earth ... that big, and there’s something else in the way ...