Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers have been busy in recent weeks watching activity unfold on the surface of the sun, and a new object has gained their ...

A study published today (Dec. 15) in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics reveals the discovery of two new planetary systems orbiting stars similar to our sun, also known as solar analogs. The study ...

The discovery of a planet that is far too massive for its sun is calling into question what was previously understood about the formation of planets and their solar systems, according to Penn State ...

Astronomers have been busy in recent weeks watching activity unfold on the surface of the sun, and a new object has gained their attention. A sunspot has emerged in recent days that is at least twice ...