Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all, researchers say. The possibility that an additional planet may be ...

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of two new exoplanets, a few times more massive than Earth, ...

A recent groundbreaking study published in National Science Review and conducted using seismic data from NASA’s InSight ...

Observations by the James Webb space telescope find possible biological activity on a giant planet 124 light-years from Earth ...

This strange exoplanet, located 140 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pegasus, appears to be rapidly falling ...

The planet is "crumbling to pieces," shedding the equivalent of Mount Everest’s mass every 30.5-hour orbit and will be ...

Astronomers have discovered a major sign of life — and “the first hints… of an alien world” on a distant planet orbiting outside the solar system, according to a new report. The scientists ...

The study also ... A groundbreaking study by University of Warwick scientists has revealed a new region in space called the Neptunian Ridge. This discovery shows how planets move between harsh ...

Four Tiny Planets Found Orbiting One of Our Nearest Stars Mar. 11, 2025 — Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard's Star ...

In a new analysis, researchers found that the brown dwarfs’ motion ... but heavier than gas giant planets. (M. Kornmesser/ESO via AP) This artist’s illustration provided by the European ...

The exoplanet K2-18b could harbor a massive ocean, but scientists will need to study the planet more to see if it’s really ...

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