The star system V1298 Tau reveals that many planets begin as large, low-density worlds that slowly shrink and shed their ...

Across the Milky Way, planets slightly larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune appear around most stars. Yet our own solar ...

With sapphire waterfalls, lava rain and orbits around dead stars, these distant worlds push the limits of what’s possible.

A team of astronomers led from St. Andrews and Manchester universities today (6 July) announced the discovery of a ring of rocks circling a very young star. This is the first time these ‘pebbles,’ ...

Thanks to the discovery of thousands of exoplanets to date, we know that planets bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune ...

A visible line of planets has for weeks been the talk of astronomers and hobbyist stargazers who have sought to catch a sight of our solar system's worlds. Online chatter and a frenzy of media ...