By tracking tiny stellar wobbles, astronomers have detected planets forming around young stars for the first time.

Exomoons are a hot topic in the science community, as none have been confirmed with astronomers finding new and creative ways to identify them. But while astronomers have searched for exomoons ...

Scientists from several institutions, including the University of Chicago, discovered a lemon-shaped planet with an ...

Artist's Impression of the newly discovered giant planet, TOI-6894 b, orbiting around a 0.2 solar mass host star. Credit: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick The host star, TOI-6894, is a red dwarf ...

Planets orbiting two stars at once, a world that sparked debate over the possibility of life, and another being vaporized by ...

Astronomers have confirmed a giant planet orbiting a tightly bound pair of young stars, marking a first in direct exoplanet imaging. The planet, known as HD 143811 AB b, is the closest-in world ever ...

Astronomers are increasingly finding planets that do not simply circle their stars in neat, clockwork ellipses but instead trace out paths that look more like intricate choreography. The latest ...

The Sun makes Earth habitable, governs its climate and drives a variety of natural phenomena through its variable magnetism. Indeed, all planets in and outside the Solar System exist under the ...

The planets have been nicknamed Earth's seven sisters. — -- An international team of astronomers has discovered seven potentially habitable exoplanets — or planets outside our solar system — that ...

Astronomers have spotted an alien planet orbiting so closely to its home star, the planet's magnetic field is triggering massive solar flares to erupt. This is the first time a planet has been seen ...