A rocky planet beyond gas dwarfs in LHS 1903 indicates that planetary systems form in unexpected ways.

A newly identified world beyond our solar system is giving scientists a fresh look at how strange planets can be, and it may ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronomers have identified a newly discovered exoplanet that may orbit within the outer edge of its star's habitable zone, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was more than 30 years ago when the first ever exoplanet was discovered. Since then, astronomers have discovered more than ...

In a distant part of our cosmos, an intriguing new world exists. This newly discovered exoplanet, identified as L 98-59 d, seems to play host to a rare type of planetary environment.

Provided they host thick, hydrogen-dominated atmospheres, moons orbiting free-floating exoplanets could retain much of the heat generated deep within their interiors by tidal forces. Led by David ...

Using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have discovered a new super-Earth exoplanet orbiting a star located about 83 light years away. The newfound alien world is slightly ...

Deep in the cold darkness beyond our Solar System, Oxford-led astronomers have discovered a world that defies easy categorisation: a small, rocky worl.

Could a recently discovered "super-Earth" have the potential temperature and conditions to sustain life? The new exoplanet is situated "fairly close to us" -- only 137 light-years away -- and orbits ...