Astronomers are closing in on one of the most tantalizing possibilities in planetary science, evidence that a previously ...
Mercury has long baffled astronomers because it defies much of what we know about planet formation. A new space mission ...
LONDON — The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper's authors have ...
NASA/ESA/CSA/Anne-Marie Lagrange (CNRS, UGA)/Mahdi Zamani (ESA/Webb) Located around 111 light years away from our solar system, and thus being quite close in space ...
Astronomers have detected a massive, lonely world drifting through the darkness without a star to call home. This ...
JWST observations of the ultra-hot super-Earth exoplanet TOI-561 b provide the strongest evidence to date for an atmosphere surrounding a rocky planet beyond our Solar System.
A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Located about 120 light years away, the exoplanet appears to take an unusual path around ...