Just a few weeks ago, we crossed the significant milestone of 6,000 known exoplanets. The counter keeps getting higher, and there are 8,000 more candidates waiting for confirmation. In the decades ...

The simulation of the Solar System that came the closest to the observation was the presence of a small planet, between the ...

Can an object somewhat behave like both a planet and a star, especially when it is forming? Turns out, the answer is yes! Astronomers have reported a mysterious “rogue planet” gobbling 6 million tons ...

There are over 131 million pieces of debris currently whipping around the planet. They range in size from a grain of sand to ...

A low-density, puffy planet orbiting relatively far from a young star in a nearly perpendicular orbit. What's going on?

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. NASA’s Webb and Hubble space telescopes are teaming up to find out. The Rocky Worlds Director’s Discretionary Time ...

Astronomers spotted a young planet, WISPIT 2b, forming within a dusty ring around its star system, offering clues about the ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be out of view of Earth, but orbiters on Mars were able to recently get a look at it.

On October 6 1995, at a scientific meeting in Florence, Italy, two Swiss astronomers made an announcement that would transform our understanding of the universe beyond our solar system. Michel Mayor ...

Space scientists look back on 30 years of exoplanet discoveries — from rows of massive ‘super-Earths‘ to worlds with perfectly synchronized orbits. It was also the start of a whirlwind of discovery.

Astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting two stars, drawing comparisons to Star Wars’ Tatooine. This documentary explores the science behind the rare find and its significance. Jane Goodall’s ...

The number of confirmed planets outside of our solar system—known as exoplanets—has risen to 6,000, NASA has said. There is huge variety across these distant worlds, the space agency says, with ...