"We thought they were basically all going to be fried because the entire universe turned into a vat of boiling oil." ...

Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard's Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth.

Exciting new research suggests there are four miniature planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, each thought to be just 20 to 30% ...

A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in our galaxy. Using ...

A major discovery on the outskirts of Andromeda is shaking up our understanding of galactic evolution. Astronomers have found ...

Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard’s Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth.

Gaia unexpectedly discovered a giant exoplanet and a puzzling brown dwarf, challenging planetary formation theories and ...

Gaia, a mission designed to map stars, has accidentally become a planet hunter. Using precise astrometry, it detected stellar ...

Back in 2006 our Solar System lost a planet, not because it disappeared, but because it was reclassified. Pluto, now considered a dwarf planet, failed one of the three tests the International ...

Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune were already visible in the night sky after dusk this month, but Mercury joined them on Feb. 28. While it's common to see a few planets line up in the ...

A stunning planet parade is now visible in the night sky. A planet parade is when several of our solar system's planets are ...