It would be grossly geocentric, however ... of actually going to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, which includes the rocky planet Proxima b. Appreciating the magnitude of this challenge ...

Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy, who lived in Egypt, built upon Babylonian knowledge in his geocentric model of the ...

The heliocentric model of the solar system, in particular, challenged the traditional astrological view of a geocentric universe where planets influenced earthly events. This shift caused many ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the WASP-132 system, finding two new planets that defy previous ...

A planetary alignment, or a "planet parade" according to the internet, will grace our night sky just after dusk, according to SkyatNightMagazine. We'll see six planets in the first part of February – ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

A recent discovery is shaking up our understanding of planetary systems. A multi-planet system, including a hot Jupiter, a super-Earth, and an ice giant, contradicts current theories on planet ...

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...

Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds ...