Astronomers have discovered that "super-Earth" planets may exist on wider orbits than previously thought — and this implies these rocky, or "terrestrial," worlds are far more common than was suspected ...

Exoplanets—planets that orbit stars beyond our solar system—have transformed our understanding of the universe. Since the ...

They found that volcanic gases lacked significant steam, indicating the planet's interior ... 1453 c is twice Earth’s size and may have a... Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there ...

"It's like trying to spot a fish by looking for ripples in a pond, rather than trying to see the fish itself." ...

What is so spectacular about this Martian aurora discovery, considering that scientists have captured and reported several ...

The planet is "crumbling to pieces," shedding the equivalent of Mount Everest’s mass every 30.5-hour orbit and will be ...

Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they remain cautious,” states a Cambridge University press release.

Neptune, TOI-270 d provides a critical opportunity to understand atmospheric composition and planetary evolution in a ...

The discovery of this new, farther-out super Earth is even more significant ... than Earth all the way to the size of Jupiter and beyond shows us that planets, and especially super-Earths, in ...

This strange exoplanet, located 140 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pegasus, appears to be rapidly falling apart. Its blistering host star is so close, the radiation is effectively ...

Astronomers have discovered ... of the larger planet population. "This gives more room for the unexpected," Yee said. "This measurement of the super-Earth population provides a new piece of ...