According to new simulations, many, even most, planets get ejected from their star early in their history Star Trek ...

Astronomers have recently unveiled an extraordinary discovery in the cosmos: a new exoplanet named Enaiposha, located 47 light-years from our solar system. Initially thought to be a mini-Neptune, this ...

A powerful new observatory is the best hope yet for finding the elusive Planet 9, a large planet that some scientists say is ...

one which can offer superb views of the other bodies in the solar system. But which one to choose? We've got you covered with our guide to the best telescopes for seeing planets. There are several ...

2025 — A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a new ... TOI-1453: Sub-Neptune in System of ...

Astronomers have long suspected that an enormous, unseen planet is hiding somewhere far beyond Neptune, quietly shaping the ...

Four small rocky planets detected in orbit around Barnard's Star, the nearest single star system to our solar system, are seen in this illustration released on March 11, 2025. International Gemini ...

As experts turn their gaze to the sky, the likelihood of new discoveries increases exponentially. In a new paper published in the journal Earth, a group of scientists may have come ...

At 5.97 light-years from Earth, it is the fourth-closest star to our solar system, after the three interconnected stars of the Alpha Centauri system. (Five potential planets have also been ...

Carbon dioxide has been detected on a planet outside our solar system for the first time. The gas has been observed directly by the James Webb Space Telescope on four exoplanets, all belonging to ...