Scientists Astonished By Discovery of Giant Planet That Doesn't Make Any Sense: 'We Don't Understand' After decades of ...

Beyond our solar system, countless alien worlds of lava, ice, water and noxious gas swirl through the cosmos. Here are some ...

A team of astronomers has uncovered an extraordinary cosmic mystery, a giant planet that seems to be hurtling toward a fiery ...

When giant stars eat giant planets, their starlight may shine a bit less brightly. That dimming could affect how astronomers measure distances across the universe — and possibly even put past ...

A giant, Jupiter-like planet has been discovered by astronomers in a unique place, orbiting a small red dwarf star. According to researchers, who published their work on Thursday in the journal ...

A planet orbiting a giant red star has been discovered by an astronomy team led by Penn State's Alex Wolszczan, who in 1992 discovered the first planets ever found outside our solar system. The ...

Planets 'Too massive for its star': Scientists discover enormous planet that changes what we know about red dwarfs LHS 3154 b is 13 times Earth's mass, but its host star is 11% of our sun's mass ...

In extreme cases, the less dense object, if it was once a star, can drop below the threshold necessary to be classified as a planet instead of a star. Melvyn B. Davies, Nature 462, 991-992 (2009) ...

This artist's illustration shows the shadow of a planet passing in front of the red dwarf star AU Microscopii. Blue clouds depict the planet's atmosphere, which is evaporating as the star blasts ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Small, cold stars known as red dwarfs are the most common type of star in the Universe, and ...

The star is only about 2 percent as luminous as the sun, so the planet gets enough heat to warm it to about negative 20 degrees Celsius. Chilly, sure, but mind you that’s if it doesn’t have an ...

The discovery of such a large planet around such a tiny star may force astronomers to rethink how planets form, the researchers said. Red dwarfs are the most common type of star in the universe ...