"It's like trying to spot a fish by looking for ripples in a pond, rather than trying to see the fish itself." ...

An international team used 40 years' worth of data from two space probes to track down what they believe are signs of this ...

Astronomers from MIT have uncovered a dramatic celestial spectacle: a Mercury-sized exoplanet that is rapidly disintegrating ...

Earth" planet was discovered by researchers. It is not believed these planets are more common than previously thought.

Researchers came to the conclusion that super-Earths can exist as far from their host star as our gas giants are from the sun ...

In 1972, the Soviet Union launched a pair of space probes ... craft never made it past Earth’s orbit. The long-dead probe’s remains have subsequently circled the planet for over 53 years ...

The new spacecraft speedometer can track satellite speeds, addressing the challenges of growing space traffic.

Astronomers have discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought. While it can be relatively easy to locate worlds that orbit close to their star, ...

Astronomers said the cause of BD+05 4868 Ab’s rapid disintegration is its proximity to its star — 50 times closer than Earth ... Space Research, in a phone interview last week. “The planet ...

Major elements of that failed craft remained in Earth ... planet’s harsh planetary conditions. Meanwhile, adrift around Earth and headed for its apparent Earth reentry is the lost-to-space ...