Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

Astronomers have uncovered an extraordinary exoplanet circling a pulsar, a remnant of a exploded massive star. Named PSR ...

Scientists measured mass and distance of free floating planet drifting through space without star for first time.

NASA has confirmed that there are over 6,000 exoplanets floating out there in the galaxy, with another 8,000 exoplanets that ...

The star system V1298 Tau reveals that many planets begin as large, low-density worlds that slowly shrink and shed their ...

The European Southern Observatory said the discovery as "the first clear detection of a baby planet in a disc with multiple rings" A new planet, similar to Jupiter, has been found revolving around a ...

Scientists have observed a “rogue planet” that is growing at an alarming rate as it gobbles up six billion tons of gas and dust every second, a new paper revealed. The newly studied object, formally ...

While most planets that we are familiar with stick relatively close to their host star in a predictable orbit, some planets ...

Astronomers have captured an exceptionally rare view of young planets in mid-transformation, revealing how bloated, giant worlds may shrink into the most common planets in the galaxy. Astronomers have ...

Thanks to the discovery of thousands of exoplanets to date, we know that planets bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune ...