An unusual elliptical galaxy with a history of absorbing smaller galaxies appears to be approaching its next target.

Instead, the orbits of our planets are slightly tilted, and their paths are more elliptical than perfectly ... been as massive as 50 times the size of Jupiter, could have entered our solar system ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has photographed the collision between a spiral and an elliptical galaxy, providing more ...

Astronomers Spot a 'Highly Eccentric' Planet on Its Way to Becoming a Hot Jupiter July 17, 2024 — The newly discovered planet TIC 241249530 b has the most highly elliptical, or eccentric ...

Included in the image are (from top to bottom) Jupiter, Saturn ... It is also called the “Cigar Galaxy” because of the elliptical shape produced by the oblique tilt of its starry disk relative ...