The discovery of new planets is always thrilling. This time, scientists have found an unusual planet orbiting a nearby star.

Combining with one other previously confirmed planet, one of our closest stellar neighbors now has a family of four.

Astronomers have found evidence of a potential planet orbiting two brown dwarfs 120 light-years away, resembling Star Wars’ Tatooine. Further research is needed to confirm its existence and ...

Using the radial velocity method, an international team of astronomers has discovered a new extrasolar planet orbiting a ...

In a potential landmark discovery, scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have obtained what they call the strongest ...

ALIENS might be lurking on a far-off ocean planet in an “astounding” discovery, Britain’s brainiest scientists have told The ...

Scientists have discovered four new Earth-like rocky planets orbiting Barnard's Star, just six light-years away. Using advanced technology, these are ...

In the quest to find approximately Earth-sized planets located in the "Goldilocks zone" i.e. neither too hot nor too cold) ...

Scientists have found new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life. A Cambridge ...

A molecule has been discovered called dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the planet's atmosphere, and it is believed to be the clearest sign of of living organisms outside our solar system. You'd think with ...

K2-360 is a newly found planetary system with a super-dense planet, likely the core of a former larger world, shaped by ...