It was only in 1995 that astronomers found measura...  ...nd measurable evidence of specific exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system. Now we have actual imag...  ...the data collected. We know of nearly 500 other planets orbiting other stars. However, the methods of fin...  ...heir parent stars, but we...

Binary solar systems -- systems consisting of...  ...e hypothesis that the dust clouds were originally planets that collided with each other. Geophysically,...  ...r. Geophysically, what would it be like if two planets hit each other? Phil Plait of Discover writes:...  ...ed apocalyptic preacher, for that...

In 1821, French astronomer Alexis Bouvard reasoned that the eccentricities in the orbit of Uranus might be caused by the gravitational pull of a nearby planet. 45 years later, that planet, Neptune, was directly observed...

This application will give you a lesson in how d...  ...lt it is to control the universe. Select how many planets you want and adjust their orbits and other parame...  ...parameters. Then set it in motion and watch your planets crash into each other or fly off into deep space....

[caption id="attachment_29411" align="aligncenter"...  ...ll our moral obligation to see that life on other planets gets a fair chance, even if we won't ever see the...  ...ray of primitive organisms on potentially fertile planets and protoplanets throughout the universe... (he)...  ...ential breeding grounds, w...

Justin Van Genderen designed a series of five posters of places in the Star Wars universe. They remind me of vintage travel agency posters. See posters featuring Tatooine, Hoth, the Degobah System, and Bespin as well...

NASA's Kepler space telescope mission is send...  ...a on exoplanets we've never seen before. Five new planets that the probe recently discovered are large planets that revolve close to their stars, making it easi...  ...sier for us to see them. The smallest of the new planets...

Weather is explained in Star Wars terms on this site. Enter a city and get the current conditions, whether it's like Hoth, Endor, Tatooine, Naboo, or some other planet in the Star Wars universe. Enter a city it doesn...

Astronomers with the Wide Area Search for Planets have discovered a planet, dubbed WASP-17, that is...

(Links open in a new browser window/tab) Planet and Star Size Comparison in HD You may have seen a planet and star size comparison before but this one is beautifully crafted and looks stunning in full-scree...