The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...

According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history Star Trek ...

Each of the planets, labeled b, c, d, and e, has a mass between 20% and 30% of Earth's, making them among the smallest yet ...

If this is 100% true, then it means Ceres will be regarded as one of the water-rich bodies in our solar system. Therefore, it will invite more space explorations where researchers will want to see if ...

The relative quantities of volatile gases like methane and ethane can reveal key details about distant Kuiper Belt objects.

For the better part of a century, we believed there were nine planets in our solar system, with Pluto being the farthest from the sun. Since the discovery of more Pluto-sized dwarf planets, that ...

Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star, one of our closest stellar neighbours.

Every now and then, space surprises us– and this time, the buzz is all about four small rocky planets found around one of our ...

This is particularly puzzling, as a vast majority of meteorites can be traced to some well-known parent body—whether that be the Moon, Mars, or other asteroids. In fact, according to New Scientist, ...

Scientists have found the heaviest known pair of dead stars in our galaxy — a rare system they believe will one day explode ...