Astronomers have found an exoplanet that could serve as a benchmark in future studies. It's a rocky planet orbiting an M-type star, and though these planets are plentiful, this one could serve as a ...

While the tweet that claimed NASA had discovered a nearby Earth-like exoplanet that rains lava at night was unfortunately proven false that, they did indeed dis ...

Astronomers have collected evidence of a violent collision between two planets in a distant star system. The first clues of this cataclysmic event came when a rather boring star began behaving very ...

Up until now, exoplanet surveys have mostly focused on nearby, bright stars that are sun-like or are red dwarfs, which are known to frequently host planets. While astronomers have discovered thousands ...

NASA researchers explore a hybrid observatory using a space-based starshade and ground telescopes to improve direct imaging and detect hidden Earth-like exoplanets.

Scientists identify exoplanet candidate HD 137010 b, a possible Earth-size world orbiting a Sun-like star 146 light-years away ...

A renowned Caltech astronomer who studied distant exoplanets was shot and killed outside his home in a rural area near Los Angeles, the LA Times reported. Carl Grillmair, 67, was pronounced dead by ...

Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies scientific expectations -- and suggests these faraway worlds formed in a manner never ...

Like a double-stuffed Oreo of planetary proportions, the star LHS 1903 boasts two rocky exoplanets sandwiching two gaseous ones. From the star outward, the lineup — rocky-gaseous-gaseous-rocky — ...

This artist's impressions shows the unusual set up of the solar system around the LHS 1903 star - Copyright ESA/AFP Handout This artist's impressions shows the ...

Scientists hope to probe the nature of general relativity through a possible pulsar found in the center of the Milky Way, near a supermassive black hole. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

A planet that may exist, and may be habitable or may be frozen, has been discovered on an Earth-like orbit around a star 146 light-years away When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...